What Do I Do With Old Batteries?

[Brian Moore]

Does anyone recycle old powerbook batteries? I have two batteries for the
Wallstreet Powerbook. Both no longer hold a charge. Is there anywhere I
could get a trade in towards a new battery, or are they just two
paperweights? I understand that Lithium Ion batteries go bad after about
three years. Mine are both four years old, so they're over the hill.

Brian Moore

[Davoud]

Try a Google search. According to this
<http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/css/factsheets/wm11main.htm>, lithium
batteries cannot be recycled. I also noted that many jurisdictions
require that batteries containing lithium be delivered to a
hazardous-waste disposal facility. The risk, I believe, is fire.
Lithium may burst into flame under contact with moisture. (Lithium
batteries may not be transported as cargo on passenger aircraft, but
may be used in electronic devices in the passenger compartment). There
is a possibility that, if the batteries are completely spent, the
elemental lithium that they contained has been converted to a less
reactive compound. Lithium is also a toxin.

In short, treat as hazardous waste.

Davoud

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Brian Moore:

> Does anyone recycle old powerbook batteries? I have two batteries for the
> Wallstreet Powerbook. Both no longer hold a charge. Is there anywhere I
> could get a trade in towards a new battery, or are they just two
> paperweights? I understand that Lithium Ion batteries go bad after about
> three years. Mine are both four years old, so they're over the hill.

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[Simon Slavin]

In article <BB48A7E8.59E3%bkmoore@rapid.ocn.ne.jp>,
Brian Moore <bkmoore@rapid.ocn.ne.jp> wrote:

>Does anyone recycle old powerbook batteries?

Please do not dispose of them by just throwing them away. If it
turns out that they cannot be exchanged, take them to any Apple
dealer and ask for them to dispose of them safely for you.