Batteries - Household - Single-Use
Primary/Single-Use batteries cannot be recharged and must be disposed of once they wear out. Alkaline, lithium, silver oxide, zinc-air, zinc-carbon, and zinc-chloride are all types of primary batteries.
Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Find more information on our Battery Fact Sheet.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Oakland Public Library (African American Museum & Library) | 659 14th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Asian Branch) | 388 9th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Brookfield Branch) | 9255 Edes Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Cesar E. Chavez Branch) | 3301 E. 12th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Dimond Branch) | 3565 Fruitvale Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Downtown Main Library) | 125 14th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Elmhurst Branch) | 1427 88th Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Golden Gate Branch) | 5606 San Pablo Ave | Emeryville | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Lakeview Branch) | 550 El Embarcadero | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Martin Luther King Jr. Branch) | 6833 International Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Melrose Branch) | 4805 Foothill Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. No more than a gallon ziploc bag at a time. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Montclair Branch) | 1687 Mountain Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Rockridge Branch) | 5366 College Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Temescal Branch) | 5205 Telegraph Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (West Oakland Branch) | 1801 Adeline St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Pagano's Ace Hardware | 2298 South Shore Center | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Pagano's Hardware Mart | 640A Central Avenue | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Papenhausen Hardware | 32 West Portal Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | For safety, tape contacts on all Lithium and Lithium-ion batteries. | |
| Pete's Ace Hardware | 2569 Castro Valley Blvd. | Castro Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Photo Waste Recycling Co. |
2980 Kerner Boulevard Northern CA Headquarters |
San Rafael | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee |
Curbside Service
| Special Action | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Residents may drop off household batteries (A, AA, AAA, C, D and 9-volt) at the ACI Alameda office or package in a sealed, clear plastic bag and place on top of the recyclable materials cart. (No car batteries allowed.) ### |
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| Albany |
Put batteries in a clear plastic bag, seal it shut and place on the top of the recyclables cart. ### |
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| Berkeley | |||
| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Single-family and multi-family residents with blue recycling cart service may participate in CVSan’s curbside battery recycling program by placing used dry cell batteries (household batteries such as AAA, AA, B, C, D, 9V, and small “button” batteries) in a sealed clear plastic bag on top of your blue recycling cart on your service day. No automotive, lithium-ion or liquid batteries are accepted. Please tape terminals on 9-volt batteries. ### |
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| Dublin |
Single Family Residents. Place used batteries on top of your recycle cart in a clear plastic bag. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Emeryville accepts this item for curbside pickup, but don't put them in your carts or bins. Cart customers: place in sealed, zip bag taped to lid of recycling cart. Emeryville bin customers call to order mail-back collection container: 510-613-8710. ### |
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| Fremont | |||
| Hayward |
Single Family Service - Household batteries can be put into a sealed clear bag & placed next to the Recycling cart on collection day. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart ### |
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| Livermore |
Single Family Service - Household batteries can be put into a sealed clear bag & placed on top of the Recycling cart on collection day. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. ### |
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| Newark |
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart ### |
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| Oakland |
Residents. Put household dry-cell batteries in a clear, sealed bag on top of recycling cart by 6am on your regular recycling pickup date. Always tape ends of batteries to avoid contact. Bag button-cell and NiCd batteries in a bag separate from alkaline batteries. Do not include rechargeable batteries. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Place in Ziploc bag on top of the recycling cart. Also accepted at the Piedmont Fire Station for recycling. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart ### |
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| San Leandro |
Bag batteries in clear bag and put on top of Recycling cart. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart ### |
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| Union City |
Single Family & Parcelized Multifamily Dwellings: Put in clear, sealed bag next to recycling cart. ### |
