Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children. Here are 3 proven ways to stop it

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Workers handle piles of damaged lead-acid batteries in Khan Younis, Gaza, in 2021. Across much of the Global South, discarded batteries like these are often recycled unsafely, releasing toxic lead into communities. | Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via Getty Images
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