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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SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
Lowe's | 811 E. Arques Ave | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Home Depot (Union City) | 30055 Industrial Pkwy. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Any rechargeable battery that weighs up to 11 pounds and is under 300 watt hours. Auto/tractor batteries including rechargeable NiCad, rechargeable nickel, metal hydride, rechargeable lithium-ion, lithium single-use button, rechargeable small/sealed lead acid batteries. Non-leaking. Place batteries in a plastic bag before dropping into bin. Call2Recycle program. | |
Lowe's (Union City) | 32040 Union Landing | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) | 31350 Courthouse Dr. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | rechargeable batteries, battery backups (UPS), batteries for cellphones, laptops, and button batteries | |
Tri-CED Community Recycling | 33377 Western Ave. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Bay Area Electronics Recycling Center (Union City) | 33548 Central Ave | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Recycle1234: E-Waste & Solar Panel Recycling Center | 30311 Whipple Rd | Union City | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Price varies $2-4/lb | |
Target (Walnut Creek) | 1871 N. Main St. | Walnut Creek | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Verizon | 1141 Locust St. | Walnut Creek | 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. ### |