To have thrown a bunch of smashed up old mobile phones in the bin

[Pavementworrier]

Sims removed but otherwise just as they were

I'd been keeping of them to "destroy securely" but they're driving me insane around the house so enough was enough

Will I get digitally kidnapped now? They were really old and shit phones.

Well you know now, so now you can do the right thing. Tonight.

Fined based on what?

I used to work for local council and bin lorry fires due to lithium batteries being punctured / compressed does happen. It’s actually an increasing problem as so much stuff has batteries. Disposable vapes for example thst no one thinks twice about chucking.

I think you should of hit it with a hammer and chucked in electrical bin tbh.

I don't currently have any batteries to bin. If I'm honest I'm probably not going to bother recycling them in the future, though.

I would if I knew electrical bins existed! Assuming they're not 25 miles away or something.

Congratulations on being a useless member of society. Hope you get fined.

Honestly think if it's such a big deal they should put posters up or something

There is no fining mechanism!

We took a Ziploc bag of batteries to Tesco this morning in the way back from DS' gymnastics class. I just keep the bag in a drawer in the kitchen and when I have dressed batteries at to it, when there's a fair few in there and I need to go to Tesco I take it and empty into the battery bin. It's not an effort. I knew we'd go after Christmas as we have a fair few lights etc that are battery operated.

Because you are disposing of them incorrectly and in opposition to the law.

I mean you can google all of this - if you're on Mumsnet you can google.

It's literally written on the back of every battery packaging

Were you raised by wolves?

Yes there are! It's via your local authority - an FPN. You're just winding people up now - no one can deliberately be this dense.

This.

There is no 'away'. Only our beautiful planet.

It was collected this morning and there have been zero fiery infernos reported since

Batteries of any kind should never go in the general bin as they cause fires. I put batteries into a little box when they get swapped out, and when I next go to the tip, dispose of them there. I think that’s what any responsible citizen does.

Please post the legislation that empowers a fine, thx

On you not recycling batteries and phones. This is sonso bad and i hope you get fined. I really really do

How on earth have you managed to ignore/miss the hundreds of reports and articles about the dangers of lithium batteries?

And no it is not too late to retrieve them. It might be a bit unpleasant but it’s better than killing some poor refuse worker just because you can’t be bothered to recycle them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgkv9nnx42o.amp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cr4xnvp25gqo

You get bin collections on a Sunday?! Where is this utopia?!

Can honestly tell you I have never heard of this so I am quite confident most other people haven't either

Sorry, binmen, I do respect your art a great deal

I never bin batteries. Been dropping them off for recycling for well over a decade at least.

I have a tub over my sink where batteries, foil, electrical cables and small items and crockery all goes in to be dropped at recycling every so often.

On a Sunday?! And you posted about it tonight as if you had just done it.

City centre. Big communal bins. Daily collections a serious boon.

Foil????????