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.
Find more information on our Battery Fact Sheet.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Sports Basement (Redwood City) | 202 Walnut St | Redwood City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No lithium batteries | |
| Crete Crush | 12584 White Rock Road | Rancho Cordova | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Free for residents | |
| Staples (Pleasant Hill) | 2120 Crescent Dr. | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples (Pinole) | 1230 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Grand Lake Ace Hardware | 1221 Grand Ave. | Piedmont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Piedmont Fire Station | 120 Vista Ave | Piedmont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Piedmont residents only. | |
| City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Station Program | 2501 Embarcadero Way | Palo Alto | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Only 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per visit. Must be a Palo Alto resident, proof of residency is required. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Downtown Main Library) | 125 14th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (African American Museum & Library) | 659 14th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Martin Luther King Jr. Branch) | 6833 International Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (West Oakland Branch) | 1801 Adeline St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Note: Swollen Li-ion batteries accepted. If it’s leaking, contact hhw@acgov.org. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Asian Branch) | 388 9th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Dimond Branch) | 3565 Fruitvale Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Lakeview Branch) | 550 El Embarcadero | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Lithium batteries must have terminals insulated | |
| Oakland Public Library (Rockridge Branch) | 5366 College Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| WM Think Green From Home | 172 98th Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Online service. Programs for residents and businesses. | |
| Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Lithium batteries must have terminals insulated |
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. ### |
