Lithium-ion batteries used in electrical appliances are being disposed of without being sorted, and there have been an increasing number of accidents in which they catch fire during garbage collection. While they are highly convenient and are used in a variety of products, awareness of proper disposal methods has not kept pace. The number of fire accidents will exceed 16,000 in fiscal 2022, continue reading here The Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
A Toshiba researcher who was researching lithium-ion battery recycling was killed in an explosion The best way to deal with waste batteries is to freeze and crush them, but this requires extreme freezing using liquid nitrogen, so it’s not something that can be done in a home freezer.
>>9 Even with the still-usable 3G flip phones and current 4G Galaho phones, you can easily open the back cover to replace the battery and maintain the waterproof function, but with smartphones, you can’t disassemble them, which is tough.
The lithium-ion battery is the only invention for which a Japanese baby boomer generation has received a Nobel Prize. Because they are a nuisance to others, their inventions are also a nuisance to others.
I think the government should buy discarded batteries at their expense. Few people would just throw away something that could be sold for money, and even if it was thrown away, someone would find it and sell it.
That’s what happens when they don’t properly designate the day for garbage collection in that area. The electronics store that collects it is far away, and it feels like the government is running away from garbage collection.
>>25 Lithium-ion batteries are supposed to be recyclable resources, but the attitude towards collection is very different from other recyclable resources like cans, bottles, and plastic bags.
Lithium-ion batteries shouldn’t be built-in, but should be easily removable. This is because many home appliances have built-in batteries. Also, safety devices should be installed from the start, because they’re dangerous.
He’s a garbage truck driver, but he’s turned into a raccoon dog from Kachi Kachi Mountain! Imagine how terrifying it would be if a fire started in the back.
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