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.
Learn more about Lithium Ion batteries and their safe disposal from the EPA.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Photo Waste Recycling Co. |
2980 Kerner Boulevard Northern CA Headquarters |
San Rafael | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Freon Free | 1881 Walters Ct Suite A | Fairfield | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Walgreens | 965 Geneva Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 3801 3rd St. Suite 550 | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 2141 Chestnut St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 1333 Castro St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples (SF - Van Ness) | 1700 Van Ness Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Home Collection | 501 Tunnel Ave | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Pick-up | San Francisco Residents only. | |
| Sports Basement (Walnut Creek) | 1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd | Walnut Creek | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No lithium batteries | |
| Cole Hardware | 956 Cole St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Revolt Recycling | 657 143rd Ave | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Alkaline (Non-Mercury) Batteries,Nickel Cadmium Batteries, Nickel metal Hydride Batteries, Carbon Zinc Batteries, Non-Mercury & Zinc Air Batteries | |
| Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Lithium batteries must have terminals insulated (taped) | |
| Oakland Public Library (Lakeview Branch) | 550 El Embarcadero | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Quick Light Recycling | 170 South Spruce Ave | South San Francisco | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) | 30677 Huntwood Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Mail-in recycling kit only | |
| Walgreens | 456 Mission St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 459 Powell St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 2145 Market St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 1344 Stockton St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| Special Action | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. ### |
