We wrote about these facts a while ago, please browse our older posts. Here is a today's article on the same topic, please click the link:
Compact Fluorescent Lights Dumping Mercury Directly into Landfills
All right, we got CFL lamps everywhere without proper recycling program available with possibility to pour a load of toxic mercury in our landfills (please browse our old posts on this topic).
What about this growing hype of hybrids or electric vehicles? Well, we have no such recycling program ready either.
Currently the only place in the world with any ability to recycle lithium batteries is Toxco and their capacity is very limited. For now at least, lithium batteries are a one-way resource. If and when recycling technology is fully developed and infrastructure is built that may change, but there is a big difference between what is and what may be.
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Think about the total amount of energy (hidden from the public) requires for single hybrid production and maintenance and you will realize that there are much more efficient vehicles right now, diesel powered new upcoming VW could get over 150 miles for 1 gallon. Not for America though.
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