My iPod won't turn on or charge after being dead and smashed for over a year!

I Dropped my iPod 5th gen over a year or two ago, it smashed. I left it in my drawer for a while and it died, when I go to charge it nothing happens, there is no sign of it turning on or even charging, what do I do now?

Connect the iPod for at least 15min to the adapter, then try to connect in recovery mode, explained in this article:
If you can't update or restore your iOS device
If this does not work, you'll have to get it replaced by paying the Out-Of-Warranty-Service fee:
iPod touch 16 GB (5th gen. Mid 2013) $99
iPod touch 16 GB (5th gen.) $99
iPod touch 32 GB (5th gen.) $149
iPod touch 64 GB (5th gen.) $149
copied from Apple - Support - Service Answer Center/Repair Pricing

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I bought it last September (2010) and my warranty just expired. Seriously, two weeks after the warranty ended, my iPod failed to turn on one RANDOM day at a very RANDOM moment.
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
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