Battery Recycling in Massachusetts

8 locations in 8 cities.

Drop-off sites for car batteries, household batteries, and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Hours, fees, and accepted items change, so confirm with the facility before you go.

Battery Recycling by city

Brockton Recycle Depot

300 Oak Hill Way

508-580-7827

Monday to Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

The city-run Recycle Depot at 300 Oak Hill Way, across from UPS, takes recyclables plus hard-to-manage items like tires, car batteries, propane tanks and latex paint. It is open to Brockton residents only and sells recycle carts for $55.

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Cambridge Recycling Center

147 Hampshire St

(617) 349-4800

Cambridge Recycling Center accepts materials excluded from curbside collection, including fluorescent bulbs, batteries, electronics, plastic bags, books, scrap metal, bulky plastics, and printer cartridges. It serves Cambridge residents and eligible local small businesses and nonprofits.

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Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center

9 Cook St (REAR)

978-501-3943

First Wednesday and following Saturday of each month, March to December, 9 am to 1 pm

Household hazardous products from 16 member towns, including Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Shirley, and Townsend, go to this collection site at the rear of 9 Cook Street, at the corner of Cook Street and Antietam Road. It opens 20 days a year, on the first Wednesday and following Saturday of each month from March to December, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and closes in rain or snow. Customers pay by cash or check, then remain in their vehicles. Waste must sit visible and packed in a single layer. Pre-qualified small businesses register in advance and stay under the state very small quantity generator limit. Paint, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, and freon appliances are accepted for a fee. Alkaline batteries, propane tanks, ammunition, fireworks, and prescription medicine are refused.

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Second Street Iron & Metal Co., Inc.

285 Second Street

(617) 387-1188

Mon-Fri 6:00 AM-3:45 PM; Sat 6:00 AM-11:45 AM

Second Street Iron & Metal buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap at 285 Second Street in Everett, serving homeowners with garage appliances and contractors with large loads. The yard also takes scrapped cars and car batteries and rents scrap metal roll-off dumpsters across Greater Boston. It runs as a third-generation family business and does not sell used car parts.

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Lowell Solid Waste and Recycling (Duck Island)

451 First Street Boulevard

978-674-4309

Material Saturday, last Saturday of the month, 8 am to noon

The Lowell Regional Waste Water Utility on First Street Boulevard hosts Material Saturday on the last Saturday of each month for Lowell residents. It takes propane tanks, CFLs, rechargeable and button batteries, mercury items, motor oil, and fire extinguishers.

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Quincy DPW Yard

55 Sea St

(617) 376-1957

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-3:00 PM; Sat 7:30 AM-2:30 PM (Apr 4-Dec 5, 2026)

Quincy's DPW Yard sits behind the administrative offices at 55 Sea St, reached from the Sea St lot next to the Police Station. Quincy residents with a valid Massachusetts driver's license drop off yard waste, single stream recycling, electronics, appliances, and all scrap metal. Refrigerators and dishwashers are excluded, and commercial plates need written approval.

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Revere DPW Yard

319 Charger Street

Last Sat of each month 7:00 AM-12:00 PM

Revere residents bring furniture, appliances, mattresses, tires, and overflow trash to the DPW Yard at 319 Charger Street on the last Saturday of each month. Batteries, fluorescent bulbs, mercury thermometers and thermostats, and waste oil go in at no charge. Appliances cost $30 each, mattresses $75, and tires without rims $5.

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Somerville DPW Yard

1 Franey Rd

(617) 666-3311

Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00 PM-3:30 PM; household hazardous waste drop-off 2nd Sat of the month, Apr-Nov, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Somerville DPW Yard at 1 Franey Rd takes resident electronics on weekdays and holds a household hazardous waste drop-off on the second Saturday of each month from April through November. The hazardous waste events take motor oil, aerosol paint, cleaning chemicals, and rechargeable batteries. Proof of residency, such as a driver's license or utility bill, is required for electronics, and contractors are turned away.

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