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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>An update: I have successfully sent my A123 cells to their final destination. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I ended up calling Metro recycling in Portland. They referred me to a place in Cornelius that sometimes recycles batteries (that was a dead end), and the Metro Portland Hazardous Waste folks at 503 223 8133. They were very helpful once I explained that I am a hobbyist with a one-time disposal and not a business, and I had about 240 lbs of cells from power tools batteries that I had repackaged into car-sized batteries. They asked for the dimensions of the cells and the wattage of each cell. After checking things out on their end, they called back and said I should wrap the contacts of each cell in one of three type of tape: packing tape, electrical tape, or duct tape (but not scotch tape or masking tape). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>They suggested I call ahead before bring them in to make sure at least one of the two people that knew what was going on were there. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NOTE: This was just for my cells. The procedure is different for each cell, so call first—don’t copy what I did. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>On the day I finally had everything prepared, I called only to find out that the two were not there that day. But the supervisor said that since I had followed their instructions, I could bring them in anyway. It was very easy. I brought in the MSDS for the cells which I found on A123’s website, and they appreciated that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The person who unloaded them said they were most concerned about having a fire—quite understandable. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If I were doing this again, I would have discharged all the cells entirely when they were still connected into the battery as an additional precaution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>So there is a way to deal with the final phase of our batteries. (The lead ones were so easy—people paid us to take them back. Maybe someday Lithium ones will be the same). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Gary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oeva-list-bounces@oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces@oeva.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Graunke<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Corvallis EV CLub<br><b>Cc:</b> oeva-list@oeva.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Oeva-list] LIPO4 battery recycling<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My old Insight pack is ready to be recycled. I have 1380 A123 LiPO4 cells—all disconnected and stacked in wood boxes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there anywhere around Oregon to recycle them?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gary <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>