Originally Posted by
MetalEarthRecycling
Lithium button batteries like those on motherboards are non rechargeable. Therefore they are hazardous waste and cost money to dispose of properly. I would be interested in finding a buyer that takes them. I'm sure someday they will figure out a process to make money on them, but as far as I know that hasn't happened yet. Many from this forum are stockpiling until that day. I have a 10 gallon bucket full I would like to sell.
Lithium Batteries: Lithium batteries are subdivided into the following categories:
Lithium-manganese dioxide batteries are non-hazardous solid wastes;
Lithium-sulfur dioxide batteries (single-cell) are non-hazardous solid wastes;
Lithium-sulfur dioxide batteries (multi-cell) may be non-hazardous solid waste or characteristic hazardous wastes. If equipped with a Complete Discharge Device (CDD), the batteries are considered a non-hazardous solid waste after discharging. If not equipped with a CDD, multi-cell lithium-sulfur dioxide batteries are characteristic hazardous wastes due to ignitiability (D001) and reactivity (D003).
Lithium-thionyl chloride batteries (multi-cell) are characteristic hazardous wastes. If these batteries have a CDD, after discharge, these batteries are a characteristic hazardous waste due to toxicity (chromium, D007). Batteries without a CDD are considered a characteristic hazardous waste due to toxicity (chromium D007), ignitability (D001), and reactivity (D003).
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