Comment on Discussion Thread đ« Friday 10 October 2025
shiny_idea@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
Anyone know how to (safely) get rid of a phone battery thatâs swollen up into a âspicy pillowâ?
Itâs apparently a fire risk, so it needs some kind of special handling â I donât want to just drop it in a bin somewhere!
Could call your local council, they usually have an e-waste process. Call them to ask about a pillowed battery and if they accept it. If they donât accept it, they might be able to advise how to dispose of it.
Anecdotally, Iâve heard Battery World accepts them, but again, Iâd call ahead to confirm.
So, update after calling the local council:
The council rep said to drop it in their e-waste collection bin, next to the other mobile phones.
Iâm not actually sure that is quite safe enough, honestly, but maybe these spicy pillows arenât as dangerous as I have been led to believe.
i took my very spicy old lap top to the council e-waste
Catfish@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
I took my phone to the repair shop in a lunch cooler bag and they dealt with it