123A lithium battery disposal

I know this should be well known to me but where does one properly dispose of these? I tried to get a local radio shack to take them off my hands but the clerk took one look at my bag full of surefire batts and said "we can't take THOSE batteries." :huh2: It was one of those "had to be there to see the look on his face" moments...

I tried the search function but it was not kind to me today!

I would have used the dumpster behind the store.

AFAIK, there are no special disposal conditions on CR123A batteries.

Al

That's because it was Radio Shack and the clerk is probably one of those acne-impared geeks that likes to make things up on the spur of the moment. Take it to another store, or to one of the other stores that will take batteries for recycling, like an Orchard Supply, Sears, Home Depot, or any of the other stores that are listed on the recycling web sites. Quite honestly, I don't know where Radio Shack finds some of those mental giants. There was a time when I thought they hired the rejects from Fry's but Fry's doesn't reject anyone, not even if you speak English as a primary language.

On a better note, it's commendable that you are making an effort to recycle those in a responsible manner even though many people still just throw them in the garbage.

Ivanhoe said:

I know this should be well known to me but where does one properly dispose of these? I tried to get a local radio shack to take them off my hands but the clerk took one look at my bag full of surefire batts and said "we can't take THOSE batteries." :huh2: It was one of those "had to be there to see the look on his face" moments...

I tried the search function but it was not kind to me today!

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In case anybody from work is reading:

Please take all reasonable efforts to recycle and ensure that the environment is enhanced for current and future generations.

For my part I drink bottled beer so I can recycle glass.
I also hoard used SF123A batteries for reasons yet to be determined.

Al

Many recycling centres for used batteries from households pickup Ni-MH and Ni-CD cells and throw away all primaries.
They are also looking for lead from car batteries.

Anthony

Thanks, Al.. I don't know where I got it in my head that they needed special precautions.

Up in Iowa and down here in Southern Missouri, you just put a bin out back that says "lithium battery recycle bin" and the meth makers steal all of them. I sure do wonder what they do with them.......HAHAHAHA (kidding about the bin of course)

:lolsign: the meth labbers are in force here in central ca as well...

BTW - Kevin, just put an order through for some replacement 123's and a couple rechargeable 123's as well... You've shown some great cust. service on some recent threads and I think that's commendable.

Rod

Ahhh folks - you're cracking me up (not as in drugs either!)!

And Murphy's Law says no meth producer will EVER blow one of these stupid batteries up either............Too bad.

I don't go through them all that fast, and just taped up the ends of three and tossed 'em in the trash.

Whoops?

batterystation said:

Up in Iowa and down here in Southern Missouri, you just put a bin out back that says "lithium battery recycle bin" and the meth makers steal all of them. I sure do wonder what they do with them.......HAHAHAHA (kidding about the bin of course)

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More true than funny...that would cause huge unemployment in the loss prevention industry. They couldn't watch the lithium battery section at Wal-Mart anymore to bust meth cooks shoplifting them...

DCFluX said:

I would have used the dumpster behind the store.

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lolz :lolsign:

Brighteyez said:

That's because it was Radio Shack and the clerk is probably one of those acne-impared geeks that likes to make things up on the spur of the moment. ...

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You've obviously never worked in Radioshack... Its not us that wants to be picky, the store sets rules on things and the "why?" is always refered back to "the protocol"

I left because of the extraordinary pickiness about things...,

jarobi said:

More true than funny...that would cause huge unemployment in the loss prevention industry. They couldn't watch the lithium battery section at Wal-Mart anymore to bust meth cooks shoplifting them...

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They're eventually going to require a license/prescription to buy larger lithium batteries. Oregon has a serious meth problem. One of the critical precursors, Pseudoephedrine is kept behind the counter and you have to show them your driver's license to get it. The pharmacist writes it down and keep a record.

They're proposing going even further and requiring doctor's prescription.

There's probably lots of meth heads that order the cheapest possible Chinese lithium batteries off of Ebay in huge lots.