Portable rechargeable battery

Sample 18650 cell (example only)

About this battery

Model and identification
SC-18650-26 · Product no. 40213
Manufacturer
Sample Batteries Ltd
1 Example Street, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
example.com · batteries@example.com
Place of manufacture
Example Town, Belgium
Date of manufacture
See the marking on the battery
Weight
46 g
Capacity
2,600 mAh
Chemistry
Lithium-ion
Hazardous substances
Lithium hexafluorophosphate
Usable extinguishing agent
Water, CO₂ or dry powder
Critical raw materials above 0.1 % by weight
Cobalt, lithium, nickel, natural graphite

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When the battery is finished

Do not put waste batteries in household waste. Under EU law, everyone must discard them separately, at a collection point.

Shops that sell or have sold this kind of battery take waste batteries back free of charge, at or near the shop, whatever their brand. You don’t have to buy anything.

Sellers that sell online or deliver must also offer a way to return them.

Households may also use collection points set up by public waste services.

A battery that can’t be taken out of its product goes back with the product, to a collection point for electrical and electronic waste.

Collected batteries go to permitted treatment sites, where they can be prepared for re-use or repurposing, or recycled.

Making it last

Use, charge and store the battery as its instructions say, and keep it away from heat: it will last longer and make less waste.

A battery that still works may be re-used, or be repurposed or remanufactured by a professional, instead of becoming waste. Ask the seller or the manufacturer.

Handling it safely

Do not open, crush, pierce or burn a battery, and do not expose it to high heat.

Keep it out of reach of children.

If a battery, especially a button cell, is swallowed, get medical help at once.

Stop using a battery that is swollen, leaking, hot or damaged. If its contents touch your skin or eyes, rinse with plenty of water and get medical advice.

Before returning a used battery, cover its terminals with tape so they can’t touch metal.

Lithium batteries can catch fire if damaged or short-circuited, even when they seem empty. Never put one in a household or recycling bin: it can start a fire in a waste truck or a sorting plant.

Keep a damaged lithium battery away from anything that can burn, and ask the collection point how to return it. If it catches fire, move away and call the emergency services.

Effects on health and the environment

Batteries contain substances that can harm human health and the environment if they leak or burn.

That can happen when a battery is littered or thrown into mixed waste, which can also cause fires.

This battery’s hazardous substances are listed above.

What the markings mean