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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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South Korea also has a developed electronics recycling system that now recovers and properly processes over 75 percent of discarded electronics. They are developing an industrial capacity, for instance, with companies like Trishyiraya Recycling in Southern India. percent, the highest in the world.