Laptop battery disposal

foofi22

Hi

I have an old Dell laptop battery I no longer need/use as it's capacity is shot.

What is the 'best' way to dispose of this?

Can I take it down to Currys (say) and they will deal with it, even though I didn't buy it from there? Or is there a battery disposal service somewhere?

Thanks

TonyMMM

Your local tip (or waste recycling centre or whatever they call themselves) will have a special bin for batteries.

WTFH

Your local council will probably dispose of it for you, e.g.
https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/battery-recycling

foofi22

Thanks both, I checked the local council website which says:

Car batteries can be safely disposed of at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). If you need to dispose of rechargeable batteries for electronic items such as laptops and mobile phones, it is best to contact the manufacturer or the retailer for your disposal options

So no good for me, but I will give them a ring to check.

wealdroam

On the PC World Recycling page (the Currys page is similar as you would expect) you will find:

You can also bring any unwanted electrical item into your nearest Currys or PC World for free recycling, even if you haven't bought it from us.

Followed by:

DSG Retail Limited, is responsible for the collection, treatment and recycling of waste batteries. You’ll find recycling bins for batteries in all Currys and PCWorld stores, so that anyone and everyone can deposit their used portable batteries.

Batteries we accept:

• AA or AAA batteries
• Batteries used in mobile phones or laptops
• Batteries fixed to the motherboard of a personal computer or laptop
• Batteries found in wristwatches

Sorry, we don’t accept:

• Industrial batteries
• Automotive batteries

If you require information on how to recycle these types of batteries you should contact your supplier or your local council.

neilwoods

May sound strange, but do you use any torches that use 18650 battery, as that is generally what is inside the laptop battery compartment. Usually it is only 1 dead battery, rest would be fine.

londonTiger

neilwoods wrote: »

May sound strange, but do you use any torches that use 18650 battery, as that is generally what is inside the laptop battery compartment. Usually it is only 1 dead battery, rest would be fine.

yeah this seems great. you can get very powerful cree head ligyhts that run off the 18650 batteries. Ive ordered a 18650 charger.

Just have to be careful with these as they are a hazard. I take no chances and use a old heavy coin box. Lock the charger in there. I've sawed out a small 8mm diabeter hole on the edge for the power cable.

I keep all these 18650 in a seperate metal box too.

GunJack

londonTiger wrote: »

I keep all these 18650 in a seperate metal box too.

so if a battery vents it'll heat up the box??????

I use 18650s in my vape gear. Don't keep more than a pair in a specific(for the purpose) battery box....

Kernel_Sanders

wealdroam wrote: »

Batteries we accept:

• AA or AAA batteries

But not C or D? How very odd!

teddysmum

According to their website, Tesco will accept them at their in-store recycling points.


http://www.tescoplc.com/assets/files/cms/Resources/Environment/Recycling_in_the_UK.pdf