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Kellogg's Cereal Spiderman toys contain Mercury Batteries

Kellogg's will stop producing cereal toys that contain mercury according to the news story below. Kellogg's will provide a postage paid mailer to send back any of the Spiderman toys.

Here's the problem, they'll send the mailer to send in the toy: News Flash - Kellogg's, the toy is at most half the problem. The problem is that the mercury-containing toy was in something you eat. You have to take back the cereal.

Really this is just the tip of the iceburg. There a lot of dangerous batteries out there that are being produced and sold for a lot less money than it takes to recycle them. Ni-Cad batteries, for instance, are technologically obsolete. It is ridiculous that you can buy a NiCad containing product for under $10.00, yet it costs more than $10.00 to dispose of that product in a landfill. NiMH batteries are better power-producers and they are better for the environment.


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