What to do with old not working readers

[serenabee]

Hi! I've somehow built up a collection of no longer working blood sugar readers eg Aviva expert and lots of freestyle libre 1 and 2 readers that stopped charging/ working. I'm having a clear out - are they of any use to anyone before I dispose of them?

 

[Lucyr]

If they don’t work then other people are unlikely to want them

 

[serenabee]

They definitely won't be of any use for testing blood sugar levels. I was thinking if anyone was interested in disassembling them for any reason.
I'll just dispose of them.

 

[Radders]

It’s a very good question as these can’t be easily disposed of: does anyone know of any recycling schemes? I also have acquired a fair collection of these over the years!

 

[JJay]

They definitely won't be of any use for testing blood sugar levels. I was thinking if anyone was interested in disassembling them for any reason.
I'll just dispose of them.

Don’t put in general waste unless you can remove the batteries first

 

[Bruce Stephens]

It’s a very good question as these can’t be easily disposed of

Your local authority should have some scheme for taking electrical waste (including dealing with the batteries and things).

 

[serenabee]

I was going to take them to the council recycling centre if no use could be found for them. I suppose I thought someone technology savvy would know of a trick to get them working again especially the Aviva expert.
Thanks for the replies.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

I suppose I thought someone technology savvy would know of a trick to get them working again especially the Aviva expert.

Probably not. I imagine the battery could be replaced (if it uses a rechargeable battery that's no longer working), but as I understand it these things gradually wear out (contacts that the test strips need to touch, for example), so I'd guess there's not enough value in trying to repair them.

 

[Leadinglights]

My local B&Q has a disposal point for small (I mean small) electrical/electronic items and batteries and we took a lot of dead batteries to Curry's and got a £5 voucher in return.