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Call for UK ban on single-use vapes as more than 5m discarded each week (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are processes to recover raw materials from Li-Ion cells: freeze them to decrease electrolytic reactions, shred them and separate the bits mechanically (using computer vision) and chemically. Very expensive and risky.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure I'd want to work in the place where they shred lithium batteries..!

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