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 | 1201 Taraval 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. | |
| Walgreens | 2120 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 500 Geary 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. | |
| Progress Hardware | 724 Irving St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Charity Cultural Services Center | 731 Commercial St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 2141 Chestnut St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 5260 Diamond Heights Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 1301 Franklin St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Lowe's | 491 Bayshore Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Batteries First 5 gallons per month are free. After first 5 gallons per month, $3.50/lb | |
| Cliff's Variety | 479 Castro St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Cole Hardware | 345 9th St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 2145 Market St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 5280 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Walgreens | 1301 Market St. | 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. | ||
| 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. |
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. ### |
