How To Recycle Batteries

Check the store where you bought your electronics to see if they recycle. Many do.

If the store doesn’t recycle, find a recycling center on the nonprofit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation’s website at rbrc.org. Type in your zip code and a list of locations appears.

If you have other used batteries like AA, AAA, C, D and nine-volt batteries, they will need to be recycled if they were made before 1997—since they contain large amounts of mercury. One place that recycles this sort of battery is batteryrecycling.com. They charge 85 cents a pound, but isn’t the environment worth it?

Your household batteries made after 1997 usually can’t be recycled. Because they no longer contain so much mercury, you can just throw them away—but perhaps you should consider using rechargeable batteries instead.