Safe disposal of batteries

Batteries contain toxic heavy metals like lead, cadmium and mercury and can pose a fire hazard if they get damaged or overheat and should not be placed in general waste and recycling bins. 

Please help ensure the safety of our staff and the community by following the directions below.

Safe battery disposal and recycling

Get rid of your old batteries in a safe and sustainable way by booking in a free recycling pick up. We come to your door and accept most kinds of batteries including car and E-bike/scooter batteries. See our Free recycling pick up page for more information on how to book.

Book a free recycling pick up (including batteries)

Larger batteries (including e-bike, e-scooter and car batteries with taped terminals) and vapes containing lithium-ion batteries can be disposed of at our regular Recycle It Saturday events at City of Sydney depot, 67C Bourke Rd, Alexandria.

Smaller household and mobile phone batteries can be dropped into our battery recycling bins located at Woollahra Libraries in Double Bay and Paddington or at Recycle It Saturday events. 

All batteries can also be taken to the Randwick Community Recycling Centre for safe disposal. The Centre is located at 72 Perry Street Matraville, open between 6am - 2:45pm Monday to Friday and also open on the first Saturday of the month from 7.30am - 2pm.

The NSW State Government offers a battery product stewardship scheme, called B-Cycle. Visit the B-Cycle website to find the closest drop off for smaller batteries.

Find out more about the safe disposal of batteries from the EPA.

IMPORTANT: It is recommended that battery terminals (both large and small household batteries) are taped over with clear adhesive tape before placing the battery carefully (without dropping it) into a battery recycling collection bin.