What happens to the batteries in hybrid cars when they reach their life-expectancy?

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I've placed a call with my county's hazardous materials collection unit, which (according to one official I've spoken with,)handles the post-consumer life of these batteries, but I've not yet gotten an answer, and my web-searches have come up blank. All of the battery recycling programs I've learned of relate to household and smaller (ie: cell phone and computer) rechargables.

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Until I understand the fate of these batteries, I really don't have any reason to consider cars built around them more or less environmentally damaging than those built around a traditional internal combustion engine. The environmental impact of a vehicle's manufacture and use goes well beyond what comes out of the tailpipe.

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Toyota and Honda place decals with a toll-free number on their hybrid battery packs. Toyota offers a $200 bounty to ensure that every battery comes back to the company. In a press release, Toyota states, "Every part of the battery, from the precious metals to the plastic, plates, steel case and the wiring, is recycled." Honda arranges for the collection of the battery and transfers it to a preferred recycler to follow their prescribed process: disassembling and sorting the materials; shredding the plastic material; recovering and processing the metal; and neutralizing the alkaline material before sending it to a landfill.

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