Lithium metal, lithium ion and sodium ion cells and batteries and equipment containing such cells and batteries carried for disposal or recycling, either packed together with or packed without non-lithium or non-sodium ion batteries, may be packaged in accordance with packing instruction P 909 of 4.1.4.1.

These cells and batteries are not subject to the requirements of 2.2.9.1.7.1 (a) to (g) or 2.2.9.1.7.2 (a) to (f), as appropriate.

Packages shall be marked "LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR DISPOSAL", "SODIUM ION BATTERIES FOR DISPOSAL", "LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING" or "SODIUM ION BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING", as appropriate.

Identified damaged or defective batteries shall be carried in accordance with special provision 376.