Disposing of Old Batteries

By

OliveOyl

In our town the public library will accept batteries. Same goes for the police station and the firehouse. Call your town and ask, or check their website online.

By

cjneal63

Lowe's also has a battery recycle center that accepts all forms of batteries.

By

lovetobake

Because alkaline batteries corrode and have acid, they should never be discarded in the trash. If you take them to any Best Buy and see personnel there, they will accept them and dispose of them for you at no extra charge to you. Good luck.

By

Squirrley

Our county has a hazardous materials collection twice a year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall. They accept akaline batteries. I take a washed out milk jug and cut a hole in the top of the jug large enough for the largest batteries we use. The jug sits in an area where we collect our (home) recyclables, so when we need to dispose of a battery that is where it goes, along with the button type batteries too. Each Spring and Fall we take jug and all to the haz mat collection.

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Starr*

Thank you both for your replies! I will look into the places you mentioned. I really didn't want to put them in the trash.

By

OliveOyl

Our town' public library and fire houses all accept batteries for recycling. We are told not to put them in the trash.

By

rblave000

In my area there are several places to recycle batteries. office stores (office depot & office max), electronics stores (best buy, circuit city), and our coop are all places that recycle them. check with those types of stores in your area. Ink cartridges can also be recycled at most office stores. Cell phones at electronics stores. Best of wishes. Hope that helps. Rose