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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| Walgreens | 3801 3rd St. Suite 550 | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 2120 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 1333 Castro St. | 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. | |
| Decathlon | 735 Market Street | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Martin Luther King Jr. Branch) | 6833 International Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Staples (San Ramon) | 2710 Crow Canyon Rd. | San Ramon | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Veolia Environmental Services | 1125 Hensley St | Richmond | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| City of Alameda Maintenance Services Center | 1616 Fortmann Way | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | (Tape the contacts on both ends before dropping off) | |
| Fireside Camera | 2117 Chestnut St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | All household-type, laptop, cell phone, and rechargeable batteries accepted. Please tape over lithium battery contacts. | |
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Batteries area. | |
| Walgreens | 456 Mission St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Walgreens | 2141 Chestnut 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 | ||
| Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Facility | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per day of all household hazardous waste. San Francisco residents only. Address verification required. Open Thursday-Saturday only from 8am-4pm. | |
| Lighting Resources Recyclers (EZ on the Earth) | 400 N Forsythe St | Franklin | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| Oakland Public Library (West Oakland Branch) | 1801 Adeline St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Tape battery terminals. | |
| Staples (Pleasant Hill) | 2120 Crescent Dr. | Pleasant Hill | 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. ### |
