If the Lipo has swollen a little during use it is likely that the Application has been demanding too much power from the lipo.
Basically the c rating is too low for the battery, this results in the battery getting hot and then swelling.
Its risky to carry on using like this.
So as suggested already put into a bucket of water with plenty of salt and leave somewhere safe for a few days. You will see the pack will start to leak a white discharge when it is fully dead then you can throw in the normal bin.
I really dont think recycling centres know what to do with old lipos they probably treat like old alkaline which is fully wrong!!!!
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