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In article <knbjnsINN4ml@agate.berkeley.edu>, thuan@ocf.berkeley.edu (Thuan
Nguyen) writes:
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|> Is there any place in the East Bay where one can recycle batteries and

There is a company on the East Coast that processes certain kinds
of batteries (for a fee naturally); I've got the address elsewhere
and can post it if it is of general interest.  I'm not aware of any
place that collects batteries for sending to the East Coast en masse.

|> old (but functional) fluorescent light bulbs?
If you are talking about reusing the bulbs, I would just give them
to someone who uses that kind of bulb.  If they still work, then
recycling isn't the best idea.

|> I ask the people at Urban Ore in Berkeley about the light bulbs and
|> they said they don't take them.  It's sort of strange because they do
|> sell used fluorescent bulbs & fixtures.
I'm speculating, but I would guess that Urban Ore doesn't want to
risk having to pay money to dispose of fluorescents that don't work
well enough or at all.  If you dispose of more than a few at a time,
you are required to send them to a processing facility which charges
something like 5 to 10 cents/foot.  They recycle some components,
and landfill others.

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|> Thuan
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Bruce Nordman
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