What to do about dead photo lithiums

Found a place that accepts dead lithiums

http://www.realgoods.com/board/tdoc.cfm?td=812&tm=2947

Please forward this information to other people, especially those
(camera buffs) who use digital cameras, electric scooters (hospitals),
electric patient lifts (nursing homes) or large number of 9V alkalines
(sound studios.)
You (yes, You-Everyday-Joe!) can do something quick 'n easy for this
polluted planet, our-home, Earth. As you may have read, we humans are
using up 120 of this Earth's resources. And, are you still dumping
alkaline and lead-acid batteries? But, car batteries are recycled now
(aren't they?) Mebbe, mebbe not -- for, according to one investigative
report, "The Myth of Automobile Battery Recycling", car battery acids
are simply dumped in Third World streams by people too poor, too
ignorant, to know not what they're doing. And, there will be future
generations to pay.

Can I really do something? Yup. Here's how, grasshopper...

You (and perhaps your association members) can mail in used photo 3V
Lithium batteries (such as CR2, or CR123A) to any of the following
locations, where they will be revived (reconditioned) and put back
into service. There is no charge to ship them to these locations.
Small Lithium batteries are very light, 10 of them can be mailed for
under 2 in a homemade cardboard mailer, using recycled cardboard.
Non-leaking alkaline batteries (especially 9V) will also be accepted
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- Choices Market, 1202 Richards Street, Vancouver BC V6B 3G2 - The
Roundhouse Community Cent 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver BC V6Z 2W3
- Capers Community Market, 1675 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 1C8

Please forward this information to other people, especially those
(camera buffs) who use digital cameras, electric scooters (hospitals),
electric patient lifts (nursing homes) or large number of 9V alkalines
(sound studios.)

Other kinds of batteries? Those 12AH to 34AH "gel" sealed lead acid
batteries, you can send them in, as well. Some of these will be
reconditioned and given away to non-profits, such as the Agape Street
Mission. Here's where to ship your used gel cell batteries:

- Eternal Abundance, 1025 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X1 - JV
Bike Sales & Rentals, 1387 Richards St, Yaletown, BC V6B 3G6

You (and perhaps your association members) can mail in used photo 3V
Lithium batteries (such as CR2, or CR123A) to any of the following
locations, where they will be revived (reconditioned) and put back
into service.

- Choices Market, 1202 Richards Street, Vancouver BC V6B 3G2 - The
Roundhouse Community Cent 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver BC V6Z 2W3
- Capers Community Market, 1675 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 1C8

I'm not at all sure that they are reconditioned.
Don't know how you could get into the case to "recondition" it.
I suspect that they are simply repackaged "as is" and sold on eBay in
pairs for 8-10 bucks.
I bought a pair on eBay for my Canon S45.
They ran the camera for about 10 minutes.
CAVEAT EMPTOR....Buyer Beware.
Bob Williams

It's a nice gesture, but planet pollution is a huge issue. My suggestions:

1/ Drive less and consume less.
2/ Consider a Toyata Prius or some such (or at least a vehicle that serves
your needs that does not overwhealm).
3/ Turn off lights and appliances when not needed.
4/ Adjust thermostats to a reasonable level and close doors and windows when
the system is on.
5/ Recycle as supported by your community.
6/ Support companies and groups that consider our planet. For example, in
the USA you can often choose a renewable energy supplier at a higher cost
but doing so will make an investment in the future.
7/ Support research as we need to find new solutions, and they are out
there!

"Charles Schuler" wrote in message
...

It's a nice gesture, but planet pollution is a huge issue. My
suggestions:

1/ Drive less and consume less.

HEAR, HEAR! And that involves primarily choosing to live close to where you
work. I wish Atlanta would lose its fascination with 50-mile commutes! (Or
build a commuter train system!)

2/ Consider a Toyota Prius or some such (or at least a vehicle that serves
your needs that does not overwhealm).
3/ Turn off lights and appliances when not needed.
4/ Adjust thermostats to a reasonable level and close doors and windows
when the system is on.
5/ Recycle as supported by your community.
6/ Support companies and groups that consider our planet. For example, in
the USA you can often choose a renewable energy supplier at a higher cost
but doing so will make an investment in the future.
7/ Support research as we need to find new solutions, and they are out
there!

All good suggestions. By far the biggest thing we can do to conserve
natural resources is simply to remove inefficiency.

"Charles Schuler" wrote in message
...

It's a nice gesture, but planet pollution is a huge issue. My
suggestions:

1/ Drive less and consume less.

HEAR, HEAR! And that involves primarily choosing to live close to where you
work. I wish Atlanta would lose its fascination with 50-mile commutes! (Or
build a commuter train system!)

2/ Consider a Toyota Prius or some such (or at least a vehicle that serves
your needs that does not overwhealm).
3/ Turn off lights and appliances when not needed.
4/ Adjust thermostats to a reasonable level and close doors and windows
when the system is on.
5/ Recycle as supported by your community.
6/ Support companies and groups that consider our planet. For example, in
the USA you can often choose a renewable energy supplier at a higher cost
but doing so will make an investment in the future.
7/ Support research as we need to find new solutions, and they are out
there!

All good suggestions. By far the biggest thing we can do to conserve
natural resources is simply to remove inefficiency.

In article ,
ess (Michael A. Covington) wrote:

Or build a commuter train system!

Actually there were some depressing statistics here in the UK
recently which showed that it's usually more energy efficient
to travel to work by car. After all, a lot of technology's
gone into making modern vehicles more fuel efficient.

However with the average vehicle in the States being a little
less fuel efficient (I believe) the numbers may stack up
differently over there.

I think trains (as long as they're nearly full of people)
perform better in long range service, with large gaps between
stops. But for local commuter services the constant stopping
& starting of these very heavy vehicles ruins any hope of
energy efficiency. Of course gridlock does a similar thing to
car statistics, but there's always the possibility of
staggering journey times to minimise this.

Andrew McP... wandering wildly off topic and expending many
unnecessary hot-airmiles in the process.

In article ,
ess (Michael A. Covington) wrote:

Or build a commuter train system!

Actually there were some depressing statistics here in the UK
recently which showed that it's usually more energy efficient
to travel to work by car. After all, a lot of technology's
gone into making modern vehicles more fuel efficient.

However with the average vehicle in the States being a little
less fuel efficient (I believe) the numbers may stack up
differently over there.

I think trains (as long as they're nearly full of people)
perform better in long range service, with large gaps between
stops. But for local commuter services the constant stopping
& starting of these very heavy vehicles ruins any hope of
energy efficiency. Of course gridlock does a similar thing to
car statistics, but there's always the possibility of
staggering journey times to minimise this.

Andrew McP... wandering wildly off topic and expending many
unnecessary hot-airmiles in the process.

(Jack Blake) writes:

You (and perhaps your association members) can mail in used photo 3V
Lithium batteries (such as CR2, or CR123A) to any of the following
locations, where they will be revived (reconditioned) and put back
into service.

How? According to everything I've read about batteries, those lithium
primary cells are *not* rechargeable. Lithiums, in particular, are a
fire/explosion hazard if you try to recharge them, since you can get
metallic lithium forming inside the cell.

Note that these are *not* the same chemistry as the lithium ion
rechargeable batteries used in cellphones, laptop computers, and digital
cameras.

Dave

(Jack Blake) writes:

You (and perhaps your association members) can mail in used photo 3V
Lithium batteries (such as CR2, or CR123A) to any of the following
locations, where they will be revived (reconditioned) and put back
into service.

How? According to everything I've read about batteries, those lithium
primary cells are *not* rechargeable. Lithiums, in particular, are a
fire/explosion hazard if you try to recharge them, since you can get
metallic lithium forming inside the cell.

Note that these are *not* the same chemistry as the lithium ion
rechargeable batteries used in cellphones, laptop computers, and digital
cameras.

Dave

"Andrew MacPherson" wrote in message
dress_disguised...
In article ,
ess (Michael A. Covington) wrote:

Or build a commuter train system!

Actually there were some depressing statistics here in the UK
recently which showed that it's usually more energy efficient
to travel to work by car. After all, a lot of technology's
gone into making modern vehicles more fuel efficient.

Sad. But trains at least have a safety advantage (I think). And they are
much less wear and tear on the commuter than cars are.