As am I. And unfortunately, we have an ongoing catastrophe in waste management right now that is largely being ignored, this particular legislation being an all-too-rare exception.

I think it would be quite cool if we could manage a comprehensive standardization of all batteries, and have legislation that requires all devices to use standard removable / replaceable batteries, and have municipal recycling systems where residents could dispose of old batteries of all types with no fee, or even swap an old battery for a new one. Domestic battery reconditioning would provide jobs, reduce waste, and reduce our dependence on foreign minerals. Heck, it might even end up helping device manufacturers in the long term if they can assume that consumers have access to batteries that don’t have to be shipped overseas. Seems like a slam dunk to me.

But, until I become a congressional majority leader, or congress becomes significantly cooler about stuff, I don’t think I have much of a chance of getting that passed. So I settle for smaller wins while I work on getting the big stuff viable.