BATTERIES

DISPOSAL INFO

All single-use and rechargeable household batteries are accepted for FREE at ALL LRSWMD sites and at the Main Office. This includes cell phones (please leave them intact).

Household batteries can also be recycled for FREE at a variety of other locations. Search your zip code here for a list of locations.

Please DO NOT place any rechargeable batteries, or items containing rechargeable batteries, into your mixed recycling or household trash. Rechargeable batteries contain lithium, which is highly reactive under the wrong conditions.

Automotive batteries are only accepted at the Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, and Worcester sites.

COST

Household batteries: Free
Automotive Batteries (lead acid): $1.00

INSTEAD OF THIS…

WE CAN DO THIS…

Thanks to a partnership with Call2Recycle, Vermonters can recycle their batteries for FREE. Call2Recycle collects rechargeable batteries and cellphones in a no-cost recycling program in the United States. They convert the waste into a variety of re-usable products and materials.

Explore the Secret Life of Batteries.