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Syracuse City Council holds vote on DOE-funded battery-recycling kiosks amid safety and site concerns
Summary
Councilors agreed to hold agenda item 13 for a committee meeting after debating whether Department of Energy-funded battery collection kiosks should be placed at youth-centered community centers, with questions about staff capacity, safety and a grant deadline that could jeopardize funding.
The Syracuse City Council paused action on a proposal to install Department of Energy-funded battery-recycling kiosks in city community centers after several councilors raised safety and staffing concerns and requested a committee review.
Councilors debated whether kiosks should be located at youth-focused centers or at adult-oriented sites such as public libraries. "I'm not for it being at a youth center," one councilor said, arguing that youths rarely transport spent batteries to centers and that small, two-staff sites could be distracted from supervising children. An agency presenter…
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