CATEGORY - Batteries

In line with my new 'get it out first; play with it later' plan, here we go:

Articles

Telegraph - Manufacturers are fobbing us off with dreadful rechargeable batteries - Interesting follow-ups, too

Indy - New battery can be recharged in seconds - Looks like good news. Now, if we can just get the 'leccy without GHGs...

Times - NEW - Green and Confused: Where can I recycle computer batteries?

Recycling

batteryback.co.uk - Phew, a Brit one now

rbrc.org/call2recycle - Not the best start as it is from the USA, but more will follow soon now I've been inspired to create the category

savebatterywaste.com - via a new Twitter link

Battery recycling coming to the UK

Well, the collection of used batteries is - the actual recycling will be undertaken in Le Havre, France.

Odd that we don't seem to have the means or intentions to recycle them on our side of the channel. I wonder if they are going to ship back over the outputs which "can then be used in smelting works, cement factories and also as road building materials"?

Full story from Letsrecycle.com.