Batteries - Household - Rechargeable (up to 5 lbs)
Rechargeable batteries are small electro-chemical cells designed to be recharged by the consumer and used to power many types and sizes of devices.
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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| Cirba Solutions (Mark Steadman) | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Sells We Recycle Kits to collect and mail back batteries. | |||
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Battery Recyclers of America | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Business services. Primary, cell phone, devices, laptop, Li-Ion, Li polymer, vape pen batteries, and damaged, defective and/or recalled batteries. Also have bucket kits (20-50 lbs) - https://www.batteryrecyclersofamerica.com/buckets/ Battery types you can recycle: alkaline, nickel cadmium, lithium & lithium-ion, nickel metal hydride, iron, zinc carbon, silver zinc. Battery chemistries are those found in remotes, devices, power tools, laptops, cell phones, rechargeable controllers, watches, vehicle remotes, etc. | |||
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Encinal Hardware | 2801 Encinal Ave | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Call first | |
| Alameda City Hall West | 950 W. Mall Square | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Mastick Senior Center | 1155 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts batteries from members only - no large quantities. | |
| Alameda City Hall | 2263 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Pagano's Hardware Mart | 640A Central Avenue | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Alameda Free Library | 1550 Oak St | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda Municipal Power | 2000 Grand St | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| REAP Center | 2133 Tynan Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New or Good condition for reuse and good condition AGM or flooded as well. Inquire about inverters and charge controllers and larger batteries. | |
| Pagano's Ace Hardware | 2298 South Shore Center | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| City of Alameda Maintenance Services Center | 1616 Fortmann Way | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | (Tape the contacts on both ends before dropping off) | |
| KBI (Kinsbursky Brothers Intl) | 125 E Commercial St | Anaheim | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Best Buy | 5839 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Target (Antioch) | 5769 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| Special Action | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Residents may drop off rechargeable 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 | |||
| 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. ### |
