Battery disposal and Dell: do they really care?

So the DHL guy would've taken the old battery back to Dell if you would've had it?

What do you do to dispose of other rechargeable battery packs? I have a local recycling center that takes them for proper disposal.

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Regardless to what Dell does/ wants etc, if they end up not wanting it back (unlikely) find a recycling center as WackyT suggested above.

Safe battery disposal is something we ALL need to be concerned with...
That stuff going into the water table isn't going to do us any favors in the long run you know.

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WackyT... I would think because of concerns of people throwing batteries in the trash, and other concerns that Dell would issue a Call ticket for the return of the old battery...

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Other countries besides the U.S. recycle and dispose of hazardous chemicals and compounds correctly.

What would be the use of that? Chavez would just steal it.

And 6 months later you're drinking the chemicals that leach into the water table.. in your coffee, your soda's, etc even if you don't drink "water".

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You can Google for details on why you shouldn't throw batteries in the trash...


Here's one reason... Imagine you, or maybe your son or daughter is working at the landfill (waste dump) or is otherwise comes into contact with such batteries:

Special precautions must be taken to avoid Li-Ion battery fire up or explosion that can cause serious injuries. This is because Lithium when comes in contact with water or air's moisture burns violently.


Never mind you (or better yet your newborn , or young /small child) don't want to be drinking the water containing li-ion, etc.


Hey, to prove my point that most people would not be "cool" if you told them they had just drunk a drink containing the contents of a li-ion battery (if you could keep it from not catching on fire that is!) ... Try this: Remove the contents of your old battery, disassemble.... put the contents of that battery into say "food" and then 2-hours after Chavez has eatten the food containing such inform him of that fact...

I can bet you he's not going to be a happy camper... (I would think at that point you better have your affairs in order, as more than likely you will never be seen again.)

Of course I don't think you'd have to wait for 2 hours, unless you coated the li-ion with something so it was totally swallowed as the moment he put it in his mouth (in the food) it would burst into flame...

PS: I'm saying the above to paint a picture, to prove a point..... I'm not saying to do it.
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Is the Latin support worse than the supoprt in India?

sad thing, most people dont care what happens to the environment till it actually happens.