How to properly dispose of batteries:
DROP-OFF AT YOUR
TOWN TRANSFER STATIONS
Residents have access to the electronic waste recycling container at their town transfer station.
Alkaline and rechargeable batters can be placed in these containers, along with other electronics, for FREE.
DROP-OFF AT AN ANNUAL
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT
HRRA facilitates six HHW drop off events for our residents each year. Residents can bring batteries to these events.
DROP-OFF AT A
PARTICIPATING RETAILER
Staples (rechargeable and single-use batteries as well as other electronics)
Home Depot (rechargeable batteries only)
Lowes (rechargeable batteries only and cell phones)
Call2Recycle allows you to find other participating retailers in your area.
Batteries can spark and cause fires!
Click here to read a news article on the fire at the Oak Ridge Material Recovery Facility in Shelton, CT in April 2023. HRRA mixed recycling is processed at this facility.
Flames early on in the fire inside the Oak Ridge Material Recovery Facility.
Fires can even start in the garbage trucks after picking up your trash and household recycling due to the pressure from the compactor in the truck. Click here to watch a news clip about a garbage truck fire in New York.