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Batteries - Household - Single-Use

This item is hazardous and requires proper disposal.

Find more information on our Battery Fact Sheet.

 

Clyde accepts this item, but don't put it in your bins.

Household batteries can be recycled curbside. Place only single-use AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batteries in a clear, sealed, quart-size Ziploc plastic bag and placed next to your recycling cart.

Concord accepts this item, but don't put it in your bins.

Customers must call 925-682-9113 to arrange for a battery pick-up. Please place batteries in a plastic bag or closed container with a label that says, “Batteries” and place it next to your brown garbage cart. Only household batteries. Please, no automobile batteries.

    • Recycle
    Home Depot (Fremont)
    43900 Ice House Ter., Fremont • (510) 490-0191
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Republic Services Recycling Service Center (Fremont Residents)
    42600 Boyce Rd., Fremont • (510) 657-3500
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC)
    333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos • (650) 802-8355
    Public Recycling Center
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Sports Basement (Redwood City)
    202 Walnut St, Redwood City • 650-421-7440
    No lithium batteries
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Home Depot
    1781 E. Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto • (650) 462-6800
    Accepts rechargeable batteries only. Mustbe powertool batteries.Alkaline batteries are not accepted in this program.
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Station Program
    2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto • (650) 496-5910
    Only 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per visit. Must be a Palo Alto resident, proof of residency is required.
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    SMaRT Station
    301 Carl Rd, Sunnyvale • (408) 752-8530
    Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park)
    5750 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park • (707) 584-0415
    Pick-up for a Fee
    • Recycle
    Sports Basement (Sunnyvale)
    1177 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale • (408) 598-4240
    No lithium batteries
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Lowe's
    811 E. Arques Ave, Sunnyvale • (408) 470-1680
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento)
    6000 88th Street, Sacramento • (916) 386-4999
    Pick-up for a Fee
    • Recycle
    Crete Crush
    12584 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova • 9166088000
    Free Drop-off
    • Recycle
    ERI Direct
    7815 N. Palm Ave, Fresno • 1-800 -374-3473
    Large volumes. OneDrum Call2Recycle battery recycling partner. OneDrum is a new proprietary turnkey solution that allows you to place and transport large volumes of consumer single-use AND rechargeable batteries in one drum without sorting by chemistry and without individually bagging or taping the battery terminals.
    Pick-up for a Fee
    • Recycle
    KBI (Kinsbursky Brothers Intl)
    125 E Commercial St, Anaheim • 800-548-8797
    Commercial quantity
    Pick-up for a Fee

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