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How to Get Long Life Out of Laptop and Cell Phone Batteries

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It is mined mainly in Chile and there are also large deposits in Bolivia. EPA classifies them as non-hazardous waste, but lithium is an alkalai metal that is flammable.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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They are developing an industrial capacity, for instance, with companies like Trishyiraya Recycling in Southern India. It does have an industry standard for proper electronics recycling and processing, and a developed industry. In India, 95 percent of obsolete electronics are recycled in the informal sector.