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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by jjice on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:57AM (#46616751)
Not sure about electronics as a whole, but I was able to recycle (or at least dispose of properly) an inflated old Dell laptop battery at either a Best Buy or a Home Depot (I'd assume it was the former, but they were next to each other so I don't recall). This is in the US.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by pjmlp on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @10:15AM (#46616960)
The point is what happens to them when the container full of them ships away.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by estimator7292 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:08PM (#46619764)
Home Depot accepts old batteries. Though it's kind of terrifying because they accept batteries in any condition as long as you put them in individual plastic bags.

And then there's a huge bin of damaged LiPos just chilling by the front door. I'm astonished we don't hear about fires in these bins.

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