How do I safety dispose of an old, unusable time capsule? If at all possible, I would like to recycle.

How do I safety dispose of an old, unusable time capsule?  If at all possible, I would like to recycle. 

If the TC is dead.. then you need to open it to erase the hard disk..
See http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Apple_Time_Capsule
There is nothing you can do in a dead TC to delete your files and if you have info in a TM backup it is a risk.
Apple will exchange the dead one if you buy a new TC.. but they have no return program for the TC itself.
Once you wipe the disk it is safe to put it back and sell on ebay or wherever.

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