Dead and Buried Dangerously

The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the dangers of throwing away batteries, including one-time use nickel-cadmium batteries.

The market news is quoted as saying,

Nickel is toxic in high doses but the cadmium in rechargeable batteries is one of the most dangerous substances.

But there is another reason to keep batteries out of landfill. The metals in batteries, including zinc, nickel, silver and cadmium, can be recovered and reused.

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