Battery Recycling in Redding, CA

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Special Waste: household hazardous waste, e-waste, batteries (City of Redding) (opens in new tab) · City of Redding
  • Redding accepts e-waste at no charge from Shasta County households and businesses (large copiers and microwaves for a fee); examples include televisions and computers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The HHW facility takes up to ten lead-acid batteries and five pounds of household batteries per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Household hazardous waste service is not available to businesses (businesses may bring latex and oil-based paint at no charge). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Redding residents only can recycle used alkaline batteries in special orange ziplock bags placed in the blue curbside recycling cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Seal bags firmly, place them inside the blue cart, and do not include rechargeable or non-alkaline batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • All Shasta County residents can recycle household batteries at no charge at listed Ace Hardware stores, including Ace Hardware Express at 2225 Eureka Way (no business or lead-acid batteries). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The City lists Ace Hardware Express at 2225 Eureka Way among battery drop-off stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling (City of Redding Solid Waste Utility) (opens in new tab) · City of Redding
  • Residential customers can recycle up to four mattresses or box springs daily at no charge at the Transfer Station and West Central Landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
• PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
  • PaintCare lists Hardware Express at 2225 Eureka Way, Redding 96001 as a paint drop-off site (Households and Businesses in California). Checked October 26, 2026.
• DTSC: Universal Waste for Residents - Batteries (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • California law prohibits putting old batteries in the trash or in household recycling bins. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Common household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt and button cells, single-use or rechargeable) can be hazardous waste when discarded. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Store old batteries in a safe, dry place away from flammables and tape over the terminals to avoid fires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many local governments and retailers accept old batteries; DTSC says to contact your local waste service provider. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers that sell rechargeable batteries must accept consumers' used rechargeable batteries; take-back of other batteries such as alkalines is voluntary. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022 (AB 2440) requires battery producers to set up a stewardship program for collecting and recycling covered loose and easily removable batteries; it repeals the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act on January 1, 2027. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Automotive-type lead-acid batteries are not universal waste; they fall under separate rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Waste Banned from the Trash (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • CalRecycle lists all batteries, rechargeable and single-use, plus lead-acid car batteries, as banned from the trash, recycling and organics bins. Checked October 26, 2026.
• California Health and Safety Code section 25215.2 (lead-acid battery dealers) (opens in new tab) · California Legislative Information
  • Lead-acid battery dealers must accept used starting, motive-power and vehicle auxiliary lead-acid batteries without charging a fee, but need not take more than six per person per day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Buyers of a replacement lead-acid battery pay a nonrefundable $2 California battery fee and a refundable deposit, credited if a used battery is returned at purchase or within 45 days with the receipt. Checked October 26, 2026.
• California Health and Safety Code section 25215.1 (lead-acid battery definitions) (opens in new tab) · California Legislative Information
  • Under the dealer rules, a lead-acid battery weighs over five kilograms, is mainly lead and sulfuric acid, and has a capacity of six volts or more. Checked October 26, 2026.
• California Health and Safety Code section 25216.1 (spent battery collection) (opens in new tab) · California Legislative Information
  • A household hazardous waste facility may refuse spent batteries beyond its storage capacity and may charge a fee limited to its handling, storage and disposal costs for them. Checked October 26, 2026.
• DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
• DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.

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