[AusNOG] EOL Battery Strings

[Ross Wheeler]

On Tue, 2 Sep 2014, Curtis Bayne wrote:

> None of the scrappers are very keen on selling me loose batteries though.
> It's probably a legal thing.

Yes, AFAIK, lead is considered a hazardous waste, and as such they're only 
permitted to "dispose of it" in an acceptable manner - which likely means 
either selling it to another (licensed) recycler, or melting it down for 
re-use.