"James Sweet" wrote in message
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| What about fluorescent tubes, HID lamps, and other mercury-containing
| devices? Are mercury batteries really any worse? Wouldn't
recycling/mercury
| recovery be a better option than banning them?

Doesn't matter. You can't sell non mercury-free batteries any more in the
US. Senators are involved and speeches have been made. Bribes were not paid
so it's a done deal.



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