I was cleaning our a drawer and found an old cell phone with a swelling battery. I know i can’t/shouldn’t throw it away but because it is swollen recycling seems to be off the table as well. I found a place that would take it but they wanted $150 for the packaging to make it safe to mail.
I’m in north-west Louisiana. How do I get rid of it.
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What happens if you put it back into the drawer and forget about it? Asking for a friend
Put them back in your friend’s drawer and forget about them.
Eat em
OP, this^^^
Chuck them at your enemies?
Call your local fire department non-emergency number. I noticed an old device that my kid was using had developed bad battery bulge while on vacation. The fire chief said to bring it to him and they’d dispose of it. If they don’t want it, they should know who locally can safely handle it.
If its apple product, they will remove the battery and dispose of it for you at their service desk.
Otherwise try a battery store like Batteries Plus.
Best Buy will accept most electronics for recycling.
Best buy takes electronics recycling.
Search “E-waste near me”
Charge it to full, go to a police station, puncture the battery, throw it at the police station
Look up local “Hazardous Waste” and “E-waste” disposal. Some electronics repair shops will take them too.
Start with your city and parish, do either of them run a household hazardous waste recycling center? These places will take chemicals, batteries and other dangerous materials so they don’t end up in the landfill. Sherveport is hosting a dropoff day on July 26: https://www.shreveportgreen.org/community-garden-2-2-1
Also look and see if any local recycling centers will take them. We also have electronic/e-waste collectors in my area.
Lowes or Home Depot might have your back.
Not to hijack your question, but I’m in a similar situation where the Anker power bank I use to charge my phone got recalled because it can apparently cause fires. Lurking here to see how people respond to your question, because I know I shouldn’t just throw it away, and none of the battery recycle places around town will take it because it’s been recalled.
If its recalled don’t you return it for a refund usually?
They didn’t offer that, they only offered a replacement.
Well a replacement is fine as well right? At least, assuming they got rid of the problem in the new one.
Oh I’m thankful for the replacement, I’m just not thrilled with now having to find a way to properly dispose of the faulty one.
Oh yeah totally forgot about that part haha. Just put in the trash of a neighbour you don’t like, might solve two problems in one go 😉
Batteries shouldn’t go into garbage because they can and will leak or explode. We have a regular recycling service around here, but they don’t take many kinds of batteries (including lithium ones).
There’s a county “hazardous waste” service that takes things like paint and old fuel for generators. They take some things but not others. There’s also a separate “e-waste” service. Last time I had a few things to drop off, I had to call to find which ones would take a specific type of battery.
I’ve got the same Anker recall. Will be calling around next week to find which place will take them.
I thought that said swallowed batteries at first and had some questions of my own
Incineration is the best way.
