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Waste Disposal
To prevent short circuit, batteries should be completely discharged prior to disposal, terminals taped
and/or capped. When completely discharged it is not considered hazardous. This product does not
contain any materials listed by the United States EPA as requiring specific waste disposal
requirements. These are exempted from the hazardous waste disposal standards under Universal
Waste Regulations. Disposal of large quantities of Lithium Ion batteries or cells may be subject to
Local, State or Federal / Provincial regulations. Consult your Local, State and Federal / Provincial
regulations regarding disposal of these batteries.
SECTION 8 – TRANSPORTATION AND REGULATORY INFORMATION
Shipping and
Transportation
1) Product is shipped as:
Ground (DOT)
Non-Hazardous by ground UN3480
Air (IATA/ICAO)
Lithium ion Batteries – Not restricted UN3480
Sea (IMDG)
Lithium ion Batteries – Not restricted
(2) Special shipping information. These batteries have been tested to Section 38.3 of ‘UN
Manual of Test and Criteria’. PortaPower declares that all lithium ion and lithium
polymer batteries do not contain more than:
• 20Wh ELC (Equivalent Lithium Contents) for each cell inside battery.
• 100Wh ELC (Equivalent Lithium Contents) for each battery.
It is below the limits set by the 2010 IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations 51st edition
Packing Instruction 965 Section II is applied. And they are out of scope for Special
Provision A154. Also the consignment complies with the current edition – 51st 2010 of
the IATA regulation
1) Section II of Packing Instruction - PI965 for Lithium Ion Batteries (UN3480)
2) UN manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 38.3 (withstanding a 1.2m drop (test);
3) Watt-hour rating is not more than 100 Wh which shown on the batteries
4) Labeled with a lithium battery handling label
5) Package permissible gross weight has been observed (Passenger/Cargo Aircraft is
10kg Gross)
Regulatory Information
Regulations specifically applicable to the product:
- IATA-DGR (air transportation)
- IMO-IMDG Code (sea transportation)
- US Department of Transportation 49 Code of Federal Regulations [USA]
Other Information The information contained herein is furnished without warranty of any kind. Users should consider
this data only as a supplement to other information gathered by them and must make independent
determinations of the suitability and completeness of information from all sources to assure proper
use and disposal of these materials and the safety and health of employees and customers.