Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025
shiny_idea@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Anyone know how to (safely) get rid of a phone battery that’s swollen up into a “spicy pillow”?
It’s apparently a fire risk, so it needs some kind of special handling — I don’t 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 don’t accept it, they might be able to advise how to dispose of it.
Anecdotally, I’ve heard Battery World accepts them, but again, I’d 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.
I’m not actually sure that is quite safe enough, honestly, but maybe these spicy pillows aren’t 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 1 day ago
I took my phone to the repair shop in a lunch cooler bag and they dealt with it