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Put it in the recycle bin?
I bought a set of Allen sockets years ago as well as an adapter so I can use a drill/impact with them too.
The hell with spinning that crappy little piece of metal. Right into the bin they go.
Most places will only accept metal items if they're a certain size, which most allen keys almost certainly won't meet.
For example, it looks like Seattle, (which has some of the best recycling system rates and practices in America) will only accept metal tools or scrap metal larger than 3 inches. Anything smaller than that can damage the machines they use for recycling, get diverted into the landfill stream because it can't be sorted out, and/or slow down or stop the recycling process for other materials because it needs to be filtered out before it can make its way into the machinery that can't handle small parts.
However, they do have drop-off options, which can take scrap of any size. So the choice is either throw it in the recycling bin and potentially damage or slow down the recycling machinery, or stash them away until you have enough to justify going to a drop-off.
Also get either a 90 degree attachment or a right angle drill. Good for those spots when even an impact, or even sub compact impact, drill is just too big.
I can't recycle just any metal thing in my bin.