A few days ago, the battery has bloated to the point of it being extremely large, and it has separated the front and back of the tablet greatly (the halves are held in with plastic clips).

My question is how should I separate the battery from the tablet's board, as it is soldered. There's not recycling places in my area that appear to accept hazardous batteries connected to devices, nonetheless, allow disposal of this for a whole week (because the Forth of July took place on Saturday, the one weekday the nearest place that accepts hazardous waste, including hazardously damaged Li-ion batteries, and they took that day off).

What should be done? I know to keep the tablet inside of a bucket full of sand, but we're doing the best we can without sand or any amount enough of dry, non-flammable materials to put in the bucket.

⟐ Commented July 05, 2026 at 22:56 MST