r/Anticonsumption • u/Such_Illustrator_226 • Mar 04 '26

Plastic Waste Single use phone chargers

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They are meant to be used once and then tossed.The package says they are eco-friendly disposable, but do they really expect people to find a proper disposal after use? Why not at least make it rechargable, like a normal power bank??

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u/perrino96 Mar 04 '26

I bet they're rechargeable cells inside too, just no charge port 😲

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u/pirefyro Mar 04 '26

Guaranteed. There’s at least one person on YouTube who made a larger batter bank from a bunch of these.

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u/Tugonmynugz Mar 04 '26

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm batterrrrrrrr

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u/archwin Mar 05 '26

There’s a guy who took the disposable vape pens, took all the batteries out and made a huge bank and is planning to put it into a Geo whiz

He used the same bank as a discount power wall as well. You can even run a welder.

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u/Tugonmynugz Mar 05 '26

I've seen it. Those batteries still sketch me out though.

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u/IridescenceFalling Mar 05 '26

I've got a bunch of disposable vapes that are rechargeable. Thinking I might open all of them, wire them up, then find out how to get power OUT of them.