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recyclers operate in sealed, mechanized plants, with smokestacks equipped with scrubbers and plant surroundings monitored for Ethical Dilemma The American car battery industry boasts that its recycling traces of lead, this is not the case in most Mexican plants. The rate now exceeds 95%, the highest rate for any commodity. harm from lead is legendary, with long-run residual effec- However, with changes brought about by specialization and Health issues include high blood pressure, kidney damage are moving offshore. globalization, parts of the recycling system his is particularly true of automobile batteries, which contain lead. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is contributing to the offshore flow with newly implemented standards th detrimental effects on fetuses during pregnancy, neurological problems, and arrested development in children. Given the two scenarios below, what action do you take? a) You own an independent auto repair shop and are trying to safely dispose of a few old batteries each week. (Your omestic battery recycling increasingly difficult and expensive. The e environmental standards and control are less battery supplier is an auto parts supplier who refuses to demanding than they are in the U.S, One in five batteries is nowtake your old batteries.) exported to Mexico. There is seldom difficulty finding buyers b) You are manager of a large retailer responsible for disposal because lead is expensive and in worldwide demand. While U.S. of thousands of used batteries each day. Discussion QuestionsExplanation / Answer
a. If I am to throw away the battery I lose out he opportunity of earning some money from the wasted batteries, if I sell them in open market, it affects the lives of many dependent people. Only thing I can do is sell at a lesser cost (than in open market) to the battery manufacturer or government agencies who work for recycling of these product.
b. Disposing of thousands of batteries is quite a heavy loss and nobody woul prefer to reconcile them at one go. I would try to minimize the loss by utilizing any of the following options:
1. Setup a small plant for recycling at our place itself.
2. Sell partly in open market, partly to the government.
4. Sell partly to recycling agencies.
That way I don't suffer much loss, nether much life is damaged, the government mightnot also have objection to the deisposal of teh hazardous product.
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