Battery Recycling in Tennessee

14 locations in 9 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

City of Athens Public Works Automotive Recycling Collection Site

219 Alford Street

423-744-2745

City of Athens Public Works Automotive Recycling Collection Site is a recycling drop-off at 219 Alford Street, Athens, TN. Confirm accepted materials, eligibility and current hours before visiting.

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McMinn County Landfill Recycling Center

391 County Road 750

423-745-3244

McMinn County Landfill Recycling Center is a recycling drop-off at 391 County Road 750, Athens, TN. Confirm accepted materials, eligibility and current hours before visiting.

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SA Recycling

600 Barge Point Rd

(931) 647-3322

SA Recycling Clarksville recycles various metals including steel, aluminum, copper, and appliances. They provide services for individuals and businesses, including roll-off container rentals for large quantities of scrap metal.

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Harmon Scrap Metal, LLC (West 11th Street)

608 W 11th Street

931-293-2360

Scrap yard on West 11th Street in Columbia that buys aluminum cans, steel, bicycles and appliances. It also takes copper, old car parts and car batteries.

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Harmon Scrap Metal, LLC (New Ostella Road)

1920 New Ostella Road

931-293-2360

Second Harmon Scrap Metal location, on New Ostella Road in Cornersville (Marshall County). It buys scrap including aluminum cans, steel, appliances, copper and car batteries.

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Williamson County Landfill Convenience Center

5750 Pinewood Road

Daily 7:00 AM-5:00 PM (e-waste); paper shredding Tue-Thu 8:00 AM-1:00 PM

Williamson County landfill site on Pinewood Road with a convenience center. It takes residential waste, brush, construction debris, recycling, automotive batteries, latex paint, antifreeze, tires (six per household per day), electronics and self-service paper shredding.

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All Metal Recycling

1616 Maryville Pike

(865) 577-1611

Homeowners and trades alike pull onto the drive-on scales at this locally owned Knoxville yard, which has no minimum load and pays cash on the spot. Contractors, roofers, HVAC technicians, and electricians get a dedicated commercial lane for copper pipe, AC coils, and insulated wire, plus scheduled pickups on larger jobs. The buy list runs from aluminum extrusions, wheels, and radiators to bare bright copper, brass plumbing fittings, 304 and 316 stainless, lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, and catalytic converters bought as the law requires. Ferrous intake covers structural steel, cast iron, heavy melting steel, and household appliances. Industrial accounts get roll-off containers with swap-outs, and grapple and shear crews handle demolition and tear-outs. The yard is open Monday through Friday and until mid-afternoon Saturday.

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Knox County Halls Convenience Center

3608 Neal Road

865-215-5865

Knox County's Halls convenience center on Neal Road has an electronics recycling area run by America's Thrift Store. Attendants there explain which items qualify, and the center also collects lead-acid and rechargeable batteries.

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Knox County John Sevier Convenience Center

1950 West Governor John Sevier Highway

This Knox County convenience center on West Governor John Sevier Highway runs an e-waste recycling area staffed by America's Thrift Store attendants. Home appliances such as washers, dryers and stoves go to the scrap metal piles.

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Knox County Karns Convenience Center

6930 Karns Crossing Lane

865-215-5865

The Karns convenience center on Karns Crossing Lane takes small electronics through an America's Thrift Store collection area. Battery buckets and an automotive battery cage sit near the attendant's office.

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Airways Iron & Metal Co

2103 E Person Ave

901-276-6346

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-3:30 PM; Sat 7:30 AM-11:30 AM; Sun By Appointment

Family-owned scrap yard on E Person Ave, buying metal from the public since 1936. Drop off copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, scrap iron, wire, car batteries and e-waste, weighed and paid on site. The yard recycles on a concrete pour and offers container service for businesses.

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Worley Brothers Scrap Metal Scale House

1554 Thomas Street

901-577-1116

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sat 7:30 AM-3:00 PM; Sun Closed

Worley Brothers Scrap Iron & Metal runs a non-ferrous scale house at 1554 Thomas Street in Memphis, separate from the ferrous truck-scale yard at 1636 Thomas Street. Sellers bring copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, insulated wire, radiators, aluminum wheels, condensers, and aluminum cans. Payment is cash. Every sale requires a valid federal or state picture ID plus fingerprints. Trash, dirt, water, paper, or other debris mixed into a load is turned away. Oxygen tanks, propane tanks, railroad iron, paint cans, food cans, aerosol cans, mattress springs, shopping carts without a store letter, and government or utility property are refused. Some metals stay on hold 3 to 10 days before the voucher is paid. Weekdays run 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday is closed. The company also buys junk cars, towed in or picked up, and sells used auto parts.

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SA Recycling

710 S 1st St

615-271-3300

SA Recycling specializes in scrap metal recycling, serving electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, contractors, and local haulers in Nashville. The site offers cash payouts for various grades of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ensuring clean sites and quick service.

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Sevier County Household Hazardous Waste Center at Centerview Convenience Center

943 Centerview Road

865-774-6677

Mon to Fri 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM; Sat 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM

The Sevier County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 943 Centerview Road in Sevierville is run by Keep Sevier Beautiful, not by Sevier Solid Waste Inc., which does not take hazardous waste at its own site. Drop-off is residential only, and commercial waste is refused. The facility takes automotive and marine products such as used motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline, and vehicle batteries, plus paints, stains, strippers, adhesives, pesticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, fluorescent tubes, rechargeable batteries, electronics, medications, and propane tanks. Needles and sharps must arrive in a puncture-proof container. Alkaline batteries, ammunition, fireworks, smoke detectors, and infectious waste are turned away.

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