Battery Recycling in New Jersey

6 locations in 4 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

Cherry Hill Township Recycling Center

1 Perina Boulevard

856-424-4422

E-waste drop-off Mon-Fri 7:00 am-3:00 pm

The Cherry Hill Public Works complex at 1 Perina Boulevard takes e-waste from township residents for free during weekday hours. It also accepts car batteries, motor oil, tires without rims (limit 4 per year), CFL bulbs, rechargeable batteries and cell phones. Businesses cannot use the e-waste drop-off.

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Bayway Scrap Metals

645 Amboy Ave.

908-436-1123

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat-Sun closed

Bayway Scrap Metals sits under the Goethals Bridge at 645 Amboy Ave. in Elizabeth and has operated since 1982. Homeowners with buckets of scrap and contractors with truckloads both sell here for cash. The yard takes copper, brass, stainless steel, insulated wire, cast iron, radiators, aluminum siding, and car batteries, but not kegs or propane tanks.

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Franklin Lakes Recycling Depot

500 DeKorte Drive

201-891-4333

Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM; Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

The Franklin Lakes Recycling Depot sits at the Department of Public Works on DeKorte Drive, behind Police headquarters, and borough ordinance limits it to Franklin Lakes residents. Bins take paper and cardboard, commingled plastic, metal, and glass, metal and appliances, clothing and textiles in any condition, and books. The e-waste container accepts computers, monitors, televisions, printers, hard drives, microwaves, and stereo equipment, and residents wipe personal data first. Rechargeable batteries go in separate plastic bags in a drop-off box, while alkaline batteries go out with normal garbage. Clean, dry white Styrofoam is collected on the first Saturday of every month. Labels, ink, insulation foam, food service foam, foam peanuts, and colored foam are refused.

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Home Depot Battery Drop-Off - 12th Street

180 12th Street

Home Depot on 12th Street in Jersey City, named as a battery bank location for dropping off old batteries.

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Jersey City DPW Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

15-17 Linden Avenue E

Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Jersey City Department of Public Works headquarters on Linden Avenue E, where residents drop off hazardous waste items including rechargeable batteries on weekdays.

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Staples Battery Drop-Off - Washington Boulevard

613 Washington Boulevard

Staples store on Washington Boulevard in Jersey City listed as a battery bank where residents drop off old batteries.

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