In the United States, IBM has established a return program for recycling and proper disposal of used Sealed Lead-Acid, Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Lithium and Lithium Ion batteries and battery packs. The attached Battery Recycling and Disposal Guidance provides information on how to ship your batteries back to IBM for proper recycling and disposal. You may also contact IBM at 1-800-426-4333 for battery disposal information.
U.S. Battery Recycling and Disposal Guidance (25KB)
Disposal information
Sealed Lead-Acid, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Li, Li-ion Battery Type Chemistry (5KB)
Sealed Lead-Acid Integrated Battery Feature (IBF) Units (9KB) (Return to be performed by trained authorized personnel only)