Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Auto batteries are lead acid batteries containing sulfuric acid, a corrosive electrolyte.
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Turn in your old battery where you buy a replacement at auto and marine parts & supply stores and repair shops. In addition, they accept old car batteries that are not being replaced for recycling collection.
Find more information on our Battery Fact Sheet.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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AutoZone | 2160 University Ave | East Palo Alto | Recycle | Free Drop-off | With a new car battery purchase, you’ll be turning in your old battery for a core, but if you have an old battery that needs disposal, or several, you’ll receive a gift card for every battery you drop off. | |
Kragen-O'Reilly Auto Parts | 9989 San Pablo Ave. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Modern Waste Solutions |
4391 Pell Dr #G |
Sacramento | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Central Contra Costa HHW Collection Facility | 4797 Imhoff Pl. | Martinez | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Aqua Metals | 2500 Peru Drive | McCarran | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Commercial quantity. Lead-acid battery recycling. | |
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) |
41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks) |
Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
AutoZone (7200 Bancroft Avenue) | 7200 Bancroft Avenue | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | With a new car battery purchase, you’ll be turning in your old battery for a core, but if you have an old battery that needs disposal, or several, you’ll receive a gift card for every battery you drop off. | |
Crete Crush | 12584 White Rock Road | Rancho Cordova | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
San Francisco Honda's Marina Service Center | 2098 Lombard St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Costco | 1000 N Rengstorff Ave | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kragen-O'Reilly Auto Parts | 10680 San Pablo Ave. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Cirba Solutions (Mark Steadman) | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Commercial quantity. | |||
Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
West County HHW Collection Facility | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Freon Free | 1881 Walters Ct Suite A | Fairfield | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
AutoZone (1511 First Street) | 1511 First Street | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | With a new car battery purchase, you’ll be turning in your old battery for a core, but if you have an old battery that needs disposal, or several, you’ll receive a gift card for every battery you drop off. | |
AutoZone | 3533 MacArthur Blvd. | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | With a new car battery purchase, you’ll be turning in your old battery for a core, but if you have an old battery that needs disposal, or several, you’ll receive a gift card for every battery you drop off. | |
Sunset 76 | 1700 Noriega St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Firestone Complete Auto Care Store | 922 W El Camino Real | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kragen-O'Reilly Auto Parts | 1251 Tara Hills Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
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