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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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    If its recalled don't you return it for a refund usually?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They didn't offer that, they only offered a replacement.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Well a replacement is fine as well right? At least, assuming they got rid of the problem in the new one.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    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.

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