Used batteries, where can I deposit them?

[Confuscious]

I have a lot of "dead" batteries, which I collected over the years.
Not knowing where to deposit them safely, the collection grow now to a box size.
Is there any place in Thailand where I can deposit the batteries?
TIA

[KhunLA]

https://ewastethailand.com/en/home-en/

 

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Edited September 29, 2022 by KhunLA

[Bill97]

AIS offices

[Burma Bill]

13 hours ago, Confuscious said:

where I can deposit the batteries?

Where I lived up in the rural north, 2 local recycling depots in town used to take them and pay 100 baht for each one. They were then recharged and sold along with other useable car parts to the local folk.

Edited September 30, 2022 by Burma Bill
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[Eaglekott]

We put them in a see through plastic bag and hang it by our normal waste bin for the trash collecting people to see and dispose properly. I noted that many times the bag disappear before the garbage truck is passing so I think it has some value for others as well. Same with glass bottles, plastic bottles, boxes and styrofoam. Disappears quickly. 

[Thingamabob]

You will find a number of people will be only too  happy to take your used battery, including your refuse disposal operatives. 

[hotchilli]

Presuming you mean you have collected "small" size batteries I'd put them in a clear plastic bag and put them adjacent to an outside wheelie bin.

Local recycle scouts will soon see them and take them away.

[KhunLA]

Most malls have drop offs for used batteries.  The OrBaTor office should also have a drop off, or know of one, since they usually are in charge /contracting of trash pickup.  Last district we lived in did.

 

The site I linked was all AIS vendors, I think.  Any electronic shop that does repairs would also point you in the right direction, as assuming they need discard quite a few.

 

If all fails, before I knew about drop off sites, I just duct taped them to the community trash bin, and let the 'collector' decide what to do.  At least knowing they now have (LiPo), and don't compress in back of truck unless wanting start a fire.

[Speedo1968]

I have a dead laptop battery, anywhere in Khon Kaen ( my nearest big town ) to deposit it ?

 

[proton]

when it Rome, chuck them anywhere ???? I just put them in the bin

[Lorry]

9 hours ago, proton said:

when it Rome, chuck them anywhere ???? I just put them in the bin

Same here, but never felt good about it.

That's why I read this thread. 

I will try AIS next time. 

[JimmyJ]

+1 AIS.

 

At Maya Mall in CM the AIS store has a cardboard waist high bin with a slot for depositing electronics.

Edited October 15, 2022 by JimmyJ

[Confuscious]

AIS is ok.

 

 

 

 

 

[Speedo1968]

On 9/30/2022 at 2:27 PM, Speedo1968 said:

I have a dead laptop battery, anywhere in Khon Kaen ( my nearest big town ) to deposit it ?

 

Me too.   Plus a few normal batteries.

[Danderman123]

i would be happy to buy dead laptop batteries for 100 baht.

[Danderman123]

On 9/30/2022 at 10:11 AM, Burma Bill said:

Where I lived up in the rural north, 2 local recycling depots in town used to take them and pay 100 baht for each one. They were then recharged and sold along with other useable car parts to the local folk.

you can't recharge a dead laptop battery. Typically, the BMS is fried, or one of the cells inside is dead.