19 Dec
2011
19 Dec
'11
4:06 p.m.
On 19 Dec 2011 at 17:23, David Riley wrote:
Every time I've bought tires here, I've paid a
per-tire recycling fee.
Here in Oregon, if you buy a lead-acid battery (down to motorcycle
size), you pay a $15 "core charge". If you return an old battery to
a retailer, they generally issue a credit slip that can be applied
toward the core charge on a new battery. But I believe, by law, they
must reimburse the core charge in cash if you decide not to purchase
another battery.
I'd like to investigate running my UPS from nickel-iron batteries,
since they have very long lifetimes and space isn't an issue, but
don't know where to start looking for them...
--Chuck