Batteries

Battery Waste includes, but is not limited to, household batteries AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt, and batteries from items such as portable radios, flashlights, smoke alarms, pagers, cell phones, laptop computers, UPS systems, hearing aids, watches and back-up power systems, but shall not include auto batteries.

• No Tipping Fee
• Accepted at all Waste Sites and at the Municipal Office

Tay Valley Township has partnered with Raw Materials Company Inc. to recycle household batteries. The most common sources of dry cell battery waste are from the following items:

• Portable radios
• Flashlights
• Smoke alarms
• Pagers
• Cellphones
• Laptops
• Cameras
• UPS sytems
• Hearing aids
• Watches
• Backup power systems
• Emergency lights
• Power tools

How to Prepare your Batteries for Recycling

• AA, AAA, C, D, 9V
• Sealed cell alkaline batteries
• Zinc air batteries
• Carbon-zinc batteries
• Nickel cadmium batteries
• Nickel iron batteries
• Nickel metal hydride batteries
• Lithium batteries
• Lithium ion batteries
• Rechargeable batteries
• Silver oxide batteries
• Mercury batteries
• Magnesium batteries

• 12V car batteries (take to the Hazardous Waste Depot)