What do I do with an old, dead iPod? I have a third generation iPod classic from 2005 (20GB). Nothing catastrophic has happened to it, but it has sat in a box in the basement for the past two years. When it went into the box, it worked, but now when I push the power button, nothing happens. When I plug it in to a charger (even when I leave it for an extended period of time), I don't see anything happening.

Is there either


anything useful I can do with this device or the parts it contains,
anyone else who could benefit from my donating it to them, or 
a responsible way to dispose of it?
Apple Recycling Program
You can recycle it and receive a 10% discount on a new iPod. This is not only profitable for you and apple, but also a responsible way of deposing it.

Apple often achieves a 90 percent recovery rate by weight of the original product.