Re: [PLUG] Recycling a laptop battery

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Hi Bhaskar,

I've had good luck taking old batteries to Batteries Plus for
recycling. There aren't any particularly close to the Gateway Shopping
Center, but they have a few stores in the Philly area.

Walt

On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 08:00:42PM -0400, K.S. Bhaskar via plug wrote:
> After I replaced the battery on my laptop, I called the Staples store at
> Gateway Shopping Center in Wayne to confirm that they would accept an old
> laptop battery for recycling. When I went to the store, the employee tried
> to feed me some baloney that the battery could not be accepted for
> recycling because it was bulging (it was not; I replaced it because its
> ability to hold a charge had dropped). Needless to say, I didn't buy what I
> planned to buy after dropping off the battery, and Staples has lost a
> customer.
> 
> That said, I now have a laptop battery that needs to be recycled. Any
> suggestions on where I can take it? Thank you very much.
> 
> Regards
> - Bhaskar

> ___________________________________________________________________________
> Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
> General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug