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Article #205Important Environmental Survey!!!
From: Wayne R Dempsey
Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 00:00
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*** Important *** CellXChange Environmental Program Survey CellXChange is an MIT Startup project with the overall goal of initiating a national battery recycling program. Batteries currently account for more than 88% of the Mercury and 54% of the Cadmium found in the consumer waste stream. These and other toxic materials (lead) are often leading causes of brain damage, nervous disorders, and cancer. The batteries that are currently discarded int common household trash are either incinerated or dumped in landfills. If incinerated, the heavy metals are discharged into the atmosphere. If the batteries are dumped, they often leak the heavy metals into the ground, polluting ground water. There is an inherent danger in having these batteries enter the consumer waste stream! We are initiating a plan to begin a regional, and then national battery cycling program. It is vital to recycle these batteries in order to help preserve the Earth for the future! Please help by taking a few minutes to fill out the following questionnaire. The Information provided will be used to best tailor our plan for the public. Thank you, Wayne R. Dempsey CellXChange Public Relations Email Replies to: cellxchang@aol.com Please answer the following questions: If there were a battery recycling program located within my regional area, I would make a conscious effort to recycle household batteries. Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree If there were a $0.05 "refund" on each battery returned, I would make a conscious effort to recycle household batteries. Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree If there were no refund on batteries, I would still make a conscious effort to recycle household batteries. Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree I would prefer to recycle batteries by placing them in bins for curb-side collecting. Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree I would prefer to recycle batteries by placing them in a machine at the local supermarket, convenience store, etc. Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree I currently make a conscious effort to recycle as many bottles and cans as possible. Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree I currently use the following amounts of batteries per year: 1-3 Per Year 5-10 Per year 10-20 Per Year 20+ Per Year Thank you for your time and consideration.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10daed,4d728020c6325523,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10daed,public X-Google-Thread: 104215,4d728020c6325523,start X-Google-Attributes: gid104215,public X-Google-Thread: 100afe,16378cc53d72439d X-Google-Attributes: gid100afe,public From: wdempsey@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wayne R Dempsey) Subject: Important Environmental Survey!!! Date: 1995/05/06 Message-ID: <3ogrii$et6@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> X-Deja-AN: 102156457 distribution: usa organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology newsgroups: mit.bboard,athena.misc,athena.announcements