Batteries - Household - Single-Use
Primary/Single-Use batteries cannot be recharged and must be disposed of once they wear out. Alkaline, lithium, silver oxide, zinc-air, zinc-carbon, and zinc-chloride are all types of primary batteries.
Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Use the Call2Recycle Battery Drop-off Location Finder for single-use, rechargeable, e-bike, and high energy batteries and cellphones.
Find more information on our Battery Fact Sheet.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Ridwell | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Call2Recycle uses mechanical recycling techniques to recover material to create new batteries. | |||
| Central Contra Costa Household Battery Recycling Program | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Cirba Solutions (Mark Steadman) | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Sells We Recycle Kits to collect and mail back batteries. | |||
| Battery Recyclers of America | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | 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. Bucket kits (20-50 lbs) - https://www.batteryrecyclersofamerica.com/buckets/ | |||
| Alameda City Hall West | 950 W. Mall Square | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Alameda City Hall | 2263 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Pagano's Ace Hardware | 2298 South Shore Center | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| Alameda Free Library & Seed & Tool Library | 1550 Oak St | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda Municipal Power | 2000 Grand St | 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) | |
| Encinal Hardware | 2801 Encinal Ave | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Call first | |
| Mastick Senior Center & Thrift Store | 1155 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts batteries from members only - no large quantities. Drop off in the Senior Center. | |
| Pagano's Hardware Mart | 640A Central Avenue | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No large quantities. | |
| KBI (Kinsbursky Brothers Intl) | 125 E Commercial St | Anaheim | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Staples (Antioch) | 4863 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Delta HHW Collection Facility | 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Call2Recycle Battery Drop-off Location Finder |
1000 Parkwood Circle Suite 200 |
Atlanta | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Mail-in for a Fee | Accept all dry-cell single use batteries weighing up to 11 lbs, such as alkaline (AA, AAA, etc.), lithium primary. If have 500 lbs/pallet load, can request Bill of Lading. Use the locator to find drop-off locations. | |
| Berkeley Recycling Center |
669 Gilman St. (corner of 2nd & Gilman) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No charge for up to 5 pounds, or 1 quart. Small fee/lb applies for quantities above limit. | |
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Free Drop-off | They ONLY accept UPS batteries. Non-rechargable electronic batteries and single use alkaline batteries are NOT accepted. | |
| RecycLights | 20283 Santa Maria Ave | Castro Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Call for details. |
Curbside Service
| Special Action | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Residents may drop off 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 |
Residents. Put household dry-cell batteries in a clear, sealed bag on top of recycling cart by 6am on your regular recycling pickup date. Always tape ends of batteries to avoid contact. Bag button-cell and NiCd batteries in a bag separate from alkaline batteries. Do not include rechargeable batteries. ### |
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| 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. ### |
