Who recycles dead household batteries (sizes AAA-D)?

Question

We have all these dead batteries that I know were not supposed to throw in the garbage, and walmart used to take them but not anymore. Does anyone know who takes them or recyles dead household batteries and if you can get money for them or if you have to pay???

Answer 1

Batteries Plus. They will take all the batteries you can give them.

Answer 2

KMT in Baxter Springs,ks takes them I don't know if you can get money or not and I don't you have to pay either.... and you might try the battery store out on east  7th  between Range line & Duquesne road... I hope this helps!

Answer 3

Contact your state's department of the environment (or its equivalent) and ask where you can recycle them in your area.

Or go to www.erecycle.org

For future, a better idea is to use rechargeable batteries. They will save you money and reduce battery waste.

Answer 4

Hi,

I just called Interstate Battery because I know that they recycle batteries and the answer that they gave me was this..."We recycle any rechargeable battery but regular alkaline batteries no longer contain mercury in them so they no longer need to be recycled."  In other words the regular household batteries that you are talking about do not contain mercury in them any longer and therefore no longer need to be recycled, I guess.

Answer 5

throw them away!

Answer 6

I've seen a drop off in the Memorial Union on campus.

Answer 7

huh... didn't even know you could recycle them

good to know you can, I will check back later to see where I take them.

Answer 8

If you live in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area, you can put them into your red box, and the council will take them for recycling.

Answer 9

My wife does.  I just put them in the jar where she keeps them until time to go to the recycle place.  Then I drive her there.

Answer 10

Radioshack will take care of any battery recycling.

Answer 11

i think you can just bring them to the dump and they dispose of them the right way.....because at our school my science teacher collects them and brings them there

Answer 12

ew recycling is for geeks

Answer 13

I save them in hopes of finding a recycling place some day

Answer 14

user that goes by the name "HELLO" is a total MORON!

Answer 15

our city parks and recreation does and some libraries also have containers to drop off dead batteries free of charge.  Check with your cities web site.

Answer 16

The state of DE accepts dead batteries at all of their state recycling offices.

Answer 17

One of the electrical shops ..Dixons?..Comet?.. had a box on their counter at the Rhuddlan Sainsburys complex last year.

Answer 18

Do a search for recycling batteries and choose earth911. There you can do a search by postal code for places in your area that take batteries.  Thanks for careing!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 19

It may depend on where you live but we can call the trash company and schedule a pick up. They get there pretty fast and all you have to do is leave them in your driveway in a bag and they come get them. We also have drop off places near us. For example the grocery store (WINCO) if you have them around takes them.

Answer 20

I always recycle batteries and anything else that is able to be recycled.  We have a specific place to take batteries where I live.

Answer 21

you shouldn't the asid is bad in the enviroment

Answer 22

I've haven't been lately however I believe IKEA furniture stores have bins near their exit or customer returns area where you can drop batteries for recycling/disposal.