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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| Walgreens | 745 Clement St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 33 Drumm St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 199 Parnassus Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Home Collection | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Pick-up | San Francisco Residents only. | ||
| Universal Electric Supply Co. | 438 8th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Cole Hardware | 70 4th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Target (Pinole) | 1400 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Target (Pleasant Hill) | 560 Contra Costa Blvd. | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Oakland Public Library (Temescal Branch) | 5205 Telegraph Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Lithium & Lion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated (taped) | |
| Tri-CED Community Recycling | 33377 Western Ave. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Home Depot (Fremont) | 43900 Ice House Ter. | Fremont | 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. | |
| Pete's Ace Hardware | 2569 Castro Valley Blvd. | Castro Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Walgreens | 790 Van Ness Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 3398 Mission St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 200 West Portal Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Facility | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per day of all household hazardous waste. San Francisco residents only. Address verification required. Open Thursday-Saturday only from 8am-4pm. | |
| Walgreens | 1189 Potrero Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Household batteries can be put into a clear plastic bag & placed on top of trash bin on collection day. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Cole Hardware | 956 Cole St. | San Francisco | 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. ### |
