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There have been concerns expressed about allowing batteries to be freegled.
There have been concerns expressed about allowing batteries to be freegled.


Lithium and other batteries are commonly recycled by hobbyists as shown in many videos and articles.  These are two explaining safe reuse of laptop batteries:
'''Lithium and other batteries''' are commonly recycled by hobbyists as shown in many videos and articles.  These are two explaining safe reuse of laptop batteries:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arwwTGliUA&t=21s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arwwTGliUA&t=21s
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The second one is published by Instructables.com, a well known hobbyists web site and part of Autodesk Inc., a big international company.
The second one is published by Instructables.com, a well known hobbyists web site and part of Autodesk Inc., a big international company.
'''Car batteries''' need to be handled carefully - Halfords has a good safety/recycling guide https://www.halfords.com/motoring/advice/battery-disposal-and-recycling.html





Revision as of 08:15, 25 June 2021

There have been concerns expressed about allowing batteries to be freegled.

Lithium and other batteries are commonly recycled by hobbyists as shown in many videos and articles. These are two explaining 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/

The second one is published by Instructables.com, a well known hobbyists web site and part of Autodesk Inc., a big international company.


Car batteries need to be handled carefully - Halfords has a good safety/recycling guide https://www.halfords.com/motoring/advice/battery-disposal-and-recycling.html


If you have worries about allowing batteries, you can ask those placing a request why they want them, and place a mods note on offers explaining that care needs to be taken if batteries are dismantled.

The regulations about the disposal of waste batteries of all kinds are here - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-batteries-and-waste-batteries


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