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Originally Posted by SlowOne
Fill a bucket with salty water, dump the LiPo in it and leave it for a couple of weeks. That will safely fully discharge it so you can take it to the local recycling centre.
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Not quite. Fully discharge it first! Then dump it in the salty water. Preferably at the top of the garden.
When fully discharged like this you should be able to dispose of in the normal rubbish. But if you want to check with your local authority recyclers then do that also.
I did one last week. Discharged to 3v at about 0.5A on the charger. Then took the rest out using a load. The brca lipo guru recommended using a bulb for the final discharge. I only had a 2ohm load available at the time, but that worked fine.