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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
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Free for residents
Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) 30677 Huntwood Ave Hayward Recycle Pick-up for a Fee alkaline, ATON, carbon zinc, lead acid, lithium metal | Alloy, lithium Ion | Poly, magnesium, nickel cadmium, nickel iron, nickel metal hydride, mercury, silver oxide
Revolt Recycling 657 143rd Ave San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Mercuric Oxide Batteries, Button Cells Batteries, Silver Oxide Batteries, Zinc Carbon Batteries, Mercury Containing Batteries, Alkaline Mercury Containing Batteries
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Lithium & Lion batteries & batteries greater than 9 volts must have terminals insulated
KBI (Kinsbursky Brothers Intl) 125 E Commercial St Anaheim Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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.

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