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Batteries Recycling

Battery recycling through Green Century Recycling provides a responsible way to safely recycle household, rechargeable, power tool, and other accepted batteries. Serving Oregon and Southwest Washington, we support safe handling and responsible material recovery.

What We Accept

We accept a variety of battery types for responsible recycling. Recycling fees may apply. View current pricing for details.

Household Batteries

  • Windows laptops
  • MacBooks / Apple laptops
  • Chromebooks
  • Gaming laptops

Rechargeable Batteries

  • Lithium-ion (Li-ion)
  • Nickel Cadmium (NiCd)
  • Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
  • Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA)

Power Tool Batteries

  • Drill Batteries
  • Tool Batteries
  • Outdoor Power Equipment Batteries

Other Batteries

  • Camera Batteries
  • Phone Batteries
  • Tablet Batteries
  • Other Small Electronics Batteries

How to Prepare Your Batteries for Recycling

Prepare Your Batteries for Recycling

Before recycling your batteries, take a few simple steps to prepare them for safe handling. Batteries require special handling and may be subject to additional recycling fees. View Pricing →

  • Keep batteries separate from other electronics.
  • Sort batteries by type when required.
  • Keep damaged batteries isolated from other materials.
  • Inform Green Century Recycling about damaged batteries before drop-off or pickup.
  • Review applicable battery recycling fees before your visit.
  • Follow any packaging or preparation requirements for your specific battery type.

Battery Recycling Fees

Batteries contain materials that require special handling to ensure they are recycled safely and responsibly. These fees help cover the costs of safe transportation, processing, and recycling. 

Alkaline

$1.50/lb

Ni-Cad, all sizes

$1.50/lb

Ni-MH, all sizes

$1.50/lb

Lithium-ion, dry cell only

$1.50/lb

Lithium primary/button cell, non-rechargeable

$8.25/lb

Lithium iron phosphate, LiFePO4

$1.85/lb

Lithium-ion from laptops, cameras, and drills 

Free

Lead acid, including cars, motorcycles, and
UPS

Free

Cell phone batteries

Free

Vape and e-cigarette batteries

$1.00/lb 

AED batteries, LiMnO2 and LiSO2

$3.75/lb

EV batteries

Varies; call for details

Other Batteries

$8.25/lb

Why Recycle Batteries?

Responsible battery recycling helps keep potentially harmful materials out of the waste stream, recover valuable resources, and support safe handling and recycling.

Reduce Battery Waste

Keep used batteries out of the waste stream by recycling them responsibly and ensuring they are properly processed.

Support Safe Handling

Batteries require special handling. Responsible recycling helps ensure they are collected, transported, and processed appropriately.

Conserve Natural Resources

Recover valuable battery materials through responsible recycling and help conserve resources for future use.

Support Responsible Recycling

Choose responsible recycling practices that support proper material recovery and environmentally responsible processing.

Responsible Battery Recycling

Batteries received by Green Century Recycling follow a responsible process—from collection and safe handling to proper sorting and responsible recycling and material recovery.

We Collect

Battery drop-off and residential pickup options are available across Oregon and Southwest Washington. Applicable recycling fees may apply.

We Reuse

Batteries are sorted and handled according to battery type to support safe and responsible processing.

We Recycle

Batteries are sent for responsible recycling and material recovery to help recover valuable resources and reduce battery waste.