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Some moderators have concerns about batteries being freegled. There's no legal reason to reject them, but care is needed over disposal. | |||
Lithium and other batteries are commonly | ==Lithium and other batteries== | ||
These are commonly reused by hobbyists, as shown in plenty of videos and articles. Two examples that explain safe reuse of laptop batteries: | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arwwTGliUA&t=21s | |||
* https://www.instructables.com/REUSE-YOUR-OLD-LAPTOP-BATTERY-TO-MAKE-A-POWER-BANK/ (published by Instructables.com, a well-known hobbyist site owned by Autodesk) | |||
https://www. | ==Car batteries== | ||
These need careful handling. Halfords has a good safety and recycling guide: https://www.halfords.com/motoring/advice/battery-disposal-and-recycling.html | |||
https://www. | This is a useful explanation of when to reuse or dispose of a car battery: https://www.scrapi.com/blog/how-much-are-scrap-car-batteries-worth | ||
If you're worried about allowing batteries of any kind, you can ask the person requesting them why they want them, and add a moderator's note to offers explaining that care is needed if batteries are dismantled. | |||
Regulations on disposing of waste batteries of all kinds: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-batteries-and-waste-batteries | |||
A US article about lithium batteries: https://eu.pressconnects.com/story/news/2020/01/21/lithium-batteries-everywhere-dangerous-what-know-rochester-binghamton/4480496002/ | |||
Link: [[Specific Items]] | Link: [[Specific Items]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
Some moderators have concerns about batteries being freegled. There's no legal reason to reject them, but care is needed over disposal.
Lithium and other batteries
These are commonly reused by hobbyists, as shown in plenty of videos and articles. Two examples that explain safe reuse of laptop batteries:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arwwTGliUA&t=21s
- https://www.instructables.com/REUSE-YOUR-OLD-LAPTOP-BATTERY-TO-MAKE-A-POWER-BANK/ (published by Instructables.com, a well-known hobbyist site owned by Autodesk)
Car batteries
These need careful handling. Halfords has a good safety and recycling guide: https://www.halfords.com/motoring/advice/battery-disposal-and-recycling.html
This is a useful explanation of when to reuse or dispose of a car battery: https://www.scrapi.com/blog/how-much-are-scrap-car-batteries-worth
If you're worried about allowing batteries of any kind, you can ask the person requesting them why they want them, and add a moderator's note to offers explaining that care is needed if batteries are dismantled.
Regulations on disposing of waste batteries of all kinds: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-batteries-and-waste-batteries
A US article about lithium batteries: https://eu.pressconnects.com/story/news/2020/01/21/lithium-batteries-everywhere-dangerous-what-know-rochester-binghamton/4480496002/
Link: Specific Items
