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 | 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. | |
Handy Handyman Ace Hardware | 2075 Market St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Brownies Hardware | 1563 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Glass Key Photo | 1230 Sutter St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Alcatraz Cruises (Pier 33) | Pier 33, Alcatraz Landing | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | The battery recycling tube is located within Alcatraz Landing Cafe near the local attractions brochures. | |
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 | 3400 Cesar Chavez St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 2050 Irving St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 1201 Taraval St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
J & J Hardware | 929 Geneva Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Calumet | 2001 Bryant St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 1175 Columbus Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 825 Market St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 88 Spear St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 3601 California St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 2120 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Walgreens | 1300 Bush St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
Papenhausen Hardware | 32 West Portal Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | For safety, tape contacts on all Lithium and Lithium-ion batteries. | |
Canyon Market | 2815 Diamond St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. |
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. ### |