I tried searching the topic and didn’t really see anything regarding lithium batteries specifically. Has anyone had a lithium/LiFePO4 ice fishing battery go bad on them that they had to dispose of? What is the proper method for this?
Your location might help in helping you. Our county Recycle Zone in Dakota County MN accepts Lithium batteries.
I am in Eau Claire, WI
It looks like Home Depot recycles them:
The types of rechargeable batteries in use include lithium-ion and nickel-cadmium batteries. Other types are nickel-metal hydride, nickel-zinc and small sealed lead batteries. The toxic metals used in these batteries can hurt the environment if thrown away.
Rechargeable 9-volt batteries, AA and AAA batteries and D cells for household use look like alkaline batteries. But they can be reused with compatible plug-in chargers. Rechargeable batteries can be recycled. Look for the battery recycling seals on rechargeable batteries.
Recycling companies dispose of the components of rechargeable batteries properly. The metals and chemicals don’t end up in streams and landfills.
The Home Depot has partnered with Call2Recycle, a nonprofit battery recycling program. Rechargeable batteries can be dropped off in Call2Recycle bins at the store. Any rechargeable battery that weighs up to 11 pounds and is under 300 watt hours is accepted. There’s no charge for recycling.
Many local districts host collection events for residents to drop off batteries.
Some battery manufacturers and recycling facilities have mail-in programs. Before mailing batteries, be sure to follow postal shipping precautions.
If its newer and from a reputable company I’d contact them first before tossing. Sometimes the BMS needs to be “reset”.
As far as disposing, let me google that for you.
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I probably should have started there 
. In my head with it being lithium I thought it would be trickier and was looking for advice from someone that had disposed of one before.
It’s a Norsk battery. They are sending me a new one. Asked them if they wanted the faulty one back (hoping they would say yes so I could get rid of it), but they said no.
I probably should have started there
It’s a Norsk battery. They are sending me a new one. Asked them if they wanted the faulty one back (hoping they would say yes so I could get rid of it), but they said no.
Good deal for you, and good service! If it is the BMS look up how to reset/jump it. might fix it? BUT since they are sending a new one I’m guessing this isn’t the issue – the company usually will walk through this when troubleshooting.
My son works at our local Ace Hardware and they take Lithium Batteries – at least in my town’s location. I’ve had him take several of my 18V tool batteries that have expired.
Yep, no complaints here about their customer service! It was out of warranty too.
I plan to try to reset the BMS and see if I can perhaps resurrect the old one.
It’s a Norsk battery. They are sending me a new one. Asked them if they wanted the faulty one back (hoping they would say yes so I could get rid of it), but they said no.
I’m dealing with the same issue from norsk. They sent me 2 duds, however the guy i talked with (jake) said if i did not have a way to recycle it that i could ship it back to them and then they would reimburse the shipping costs. My county has a hazardous recycling so I can dispose for free. (County tax dollars at work)
For anyone wondering, I emailed Norsk about trying to reset the BMS on the battery and was told that only their new batteries that just came out or are coming out have BMS. Any batteries prior to the 24/25 models did not.
Most of the big box tool stores have “recycling” boxes. They almost never get recycled. I would suggest slipping it into the core deposit battery bin at an auto store. They actually do send their batteries back to suppliers.
O’Reilly will take them but you don’t get a $5 gift card like you would with a car battery core. I drop my old vex batteries at O’Reilly just to keep them out of landfill
On warranty return it’s tough for manufacturers to take them back, because they’d have to pay for the shipping and lithium batteries are DG, so they’re required to be properly packaged with the correct DG markings. They’d also eat a hazmat surcharge for every shipping label they send out for rma.
It’s cheapest for companies to just let you keep the faulty one and figure out where to recycle it. Not saying that’s right or wrong, but reality of shipping batteries these days.
It’s also not legal in the US to ship a lithium battery by air that is known to be faulty. The more you know
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