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Batteries - Industrial

Non-automotive lead acid batteries are commonly used as backup batteries to power large toys and portable consumer devices.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Contact commercial hazardous waste companies for very large industrial batteries.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Lithium & Lion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated. The cut off for accepting Lithium ion batteries such as these is 60 Watt Hour per cell 300 Watt hours per battery and a maximum of 11 pounds per battery.
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Lithium & Lion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated. The cut off for accepting Lithium ion batteries such as these is 60 Watt Hour per cell 300 Watt hours per battery and a maximum of 11 pounds per battery.
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Lithium & Li-ion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated. The cut off for accepting Lithium ion batteries such as these is 60 Watt Hour per cell 300 Watt hours per battery and a maximum of 11 pounds per battery.
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Lithium & Lion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated (taped). The cut off for accepting Lithium ion batteries such as these is 60 Watt Hour per cell 300 Watt hours per battery and a maximum of 11 pounds per battery.
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Lithium & Lion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated. The cut off for accepting Lithium ion batteries such as these is 60 Watt Hour per cell 300 Watt hours per battery and a maximum of 11 pounds per battery
Action Metal Recycling 385 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Machinery, forklift, golf cart, etc.

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