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Many of the 4.1 million laptop batteries recalled by Dell Inc. on Monday will wind up in landfills around the world, but experts agree the environmental impact will be minimal.
Lithium ion batteries are benign compared to the toxic ingredients in other rechargeable batteries with nickel-cadmium or small sealed lead-acid chemistries. Those heavy metals include cadmium, mercury and lead, elements that cause human and environmental health threats when they leach into ground water or filter into the air after incineration, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Recycling lithium ion batteries is easier to do. Dell is encouraging customers to return the potentially flammable batteries -- the company will send a stamped envelope and address label to users who request a replacement battery like dell Inspiron 1420 battery , dell Vostro 1400 battery , dell WW116 battery , dell Vostro 1510 battery , dell T116C battery , dell XPS M1210 battery , dell CG036 battery , dell XPS M1330 battery , dell 312-0566 battery , dell XPS M1530 battery , dell TK330 battery , dell 312-0660 battery .
But many customers will never take either step -- claiming a new battery or returning the old one. Dell has not forecast the number of customers who will respond to the recall, but a spokeswoman suggested the 80/20 rule would apply, with 80 percent of customers making the change.
"We certainly do not advise people to throw away the old batteries; we've made it extremely easy to return them," said Anne Camden, a spokeswoman for Dell, of Round Rock, Texas.
The number of people who return the batteries could be much lower.
"When you offer people a US$50 or $100 coupon in a mail-in rebate, you get about 50 percent compliance. When you offer them a $30 coupon, you get about 15 percent compliance. And that's when you're trying to give them cash," said Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technology Research Associates. "So if you're asking people to put a battery in an envelope, the likelihood is they probably won't do it."