It’s China — they’ll just dump them all in the ocean or a desert.
“In comparison, prices set by officially designated companies are often lower than on the black market, as the secret companies are able to cut costs by evading regulatory measures, according to China Energy News. As a result, the official companies cannot even obtain any batteries. An industry expert disclosed to Beijing News that about 80 percent of end-of-life power batteries flow into black markets for recycling.
When recycling is not an option for black market companies, the environment loses out. In 2018, authorities in Tieling City of Liaoning Province seized an illegal lead smelting plant and 330 tons of waste batteries. Workers at the plant dismantled storage batteries and discharged 50 tons of sulfuric acid directly into nearby land without any treatment, causing irreversible pollution.”
So, what's a few thousand tons of lead and acid dumped in China worth to US enviro’s?
Or in the lithium pits. 😲😨
> It’s China — they’ll just dump them all in the ocean or a desert. <
And then lie about it.
And since most greenies are gullible, they will believe China and give Chairman Xi some sort of award.
Remember those pictures of 7 and 8 year old kids at a river in China with a pile of circuit boards, a bucket, and a bottle of nitric acid recovering precious metals?
That’s recycling.