Battery Recycling in Bowling Green, KY

Car batteries and dry-cell, NiCad and button batteries are accepted at Warren County's Household Hazardous Waste Day; stores selling new car batteries must take an old one back.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a battery in Bowling Green

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Bowling GreenNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
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Book online, set out your battery and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Warren County Household Hazardous Waste DayCounty service · Warren CountyWarren County residentsCost not listed
How it works
Warren County's recurring Household Hazardous Waste days, hosted by the county Division of Stormwater Management with partners. The 2026 collection is Saturday, October 31, 2026, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at 999 Lauren Avery Drive, Bowling Green. Takes household chemicals, latex and oil paint, batteries and e-waste (TVs, computers, small electronics); no tires and no business waste.
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Kentucky lead-acid battery retailer take-back (KRS 224.50-413)State program · KentuckyOpen to everyoneConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Lead-acid (car and boat) batteries may not go in the trash in Kentucky. Stores that sell new lead-acid batteries must accept, if offered, one used battery for each new battery sold, and must post a notice saying so. The law does not say whether a store must take a battery without a purchase or whether it may charge.
Cost & rules
- Lead-acid batteries (car, truck and boat) only, one used battery for each new battery you buy. The law does not say whether a store must take one without a purchase or whether it may charge.
- Lead-acid batteries may not go in household trash or to a landfill or incinerator.
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Before you go

Tape the terminals of lithium and rechargeable batteries before transport.
Keep damaged, swollen or leaking batteries separate and tell the operator.
Ask which battery types are accepted; car batteries often go somewhere different.

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Kentucky rules

Lead-acid batteries may not be put in mixed solid waste or accepted for landfill or incinerator disposal in Kentucky. Source: KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab)
DEP tells households to dispose of car (lead-acid) batteries by taking them to the wholesaler or retailer when buying a new battery. Source: Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab)

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A 2017 DEP fact sheet says households are exempt from the federal Universal Waste Rule and may put dry-cell batteries in their garbage. Source: Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab)
Starting June 30, 2027, nobody may put a covered battery (portable or medium-format, up to 25 pounds) in a curbside, front-load or roll-off container used for trash or recycling. Source: KRS 224.50-420: Covered battery definitions; prohibition on placing covered batteries in solid waste or recycling containers (opens in new tab)
The cabinet must set up a Covered Battery Stewardship Program by March 31, 2027, overseeing a voluntary take-back program for rechargeable batteries and publishing a list of collection sites. Source: KRS 224.50-422: Covered Battery Stewardship Program (opens in new tab)
Proper disposal of a lead-acid battery means taking it to a retailer or wholesaler of new lead-acid batteries, a permitted secondary lead smelter, a lead recycler, or a collection center that sends to one. Source: KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab)
A portable battery is a single-use battery of up to 4.4 pounds, or a rechargeable battery of up to 11 pounds and 300 watt-hours; vehicle batteries are excluded. Source: KRS 224.50-420: Covered battery definitions; prohibition on placing covered batteries in solid waste or recycling containers (opens in new tab)
Once the program exists, the cabinet must publish a list of covered battery collection sites on its website. Source: KRS 224.50-422: Covered Battery Stewardship Program (opens in new tab)
Battery stewardship plans must be funded by members without adding a point-of-sale cost or fee for consumers. Source: KRS 224.50-422: Covered Battery Stewardship Program (opens in new tab)
Every Kentucky county must provide a universal collection program for municipal solid waste: door-to-door collection, direct haul to staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities, or another approved option. Source: KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab)
Counties may let residents haul their own waste to cabinet-approved staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities in the county. Source: KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab)
State law funds recycling and household hazardous waste grants from the Kentucky Pride Fund; counties, cities and other local governments may apply. Source: KRS 224.43-505: Kentucky Pride Fund; recycling and household hazardous waste grants (opens in new tab)
The state household hazardous waste grant pays for counties to hold annual drop-off events for household chemicals, old electronics and other hazardous waste. Source: Kentucky EEC press release (May 14, 2026): $6 million for recycling and household hazardous waste (opens in new tab)
The cabinet provides technical assistance to local governments that set up household hazardous waste education or collection programs. Source: KRS 224.10-610: Assistance to household hazardous waste educational and collection programs (opens in new tab)
The fourth week in March is Commonwealth Cleanup Week, a volunteer cleanup week set by the 1998 General Assembly. Source: Kentucky DWM: Commonwealth Cleanup Week (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

Household Hazardous Waste Day (opens in new tab) · Warren County Fiscal Court
- The day is for local area households; business materials cannot be accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Car batteries and dry cell batteries are accepted (also NiCad and button batteries). Checked October 26, 2026.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event (opens in new tab) · City of Bowling Green
- The City of Bowling Green's calendar lists the county Household Hazardous Waste collection: household hazardous waste only, no commercial waste, no tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- Lead-acid batteries may not be put in mixed solid waste or accepted for landfill or incinerator disposal in Kentucky. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Proper disposal of a lead-acid battery means taking it to a retailer or wholesaler of new lead-acid batteries, a permitted secondary lead smelter, a lead recycler, or a collection center that sends to one. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.50-413: Duties of retail sellers of new lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- Retail sellers of new lead-acid batteries must accept, if offered, one used lead-acid battery for each new one sold, and post a notice saying so. Checked October 26, 2026.
Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
- DEP tells households to dispose of car (lead-acid) batteries by taking them to the wholesaler or retailer when buying a new battery. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A 2017 DEP fact sheet says households are exempt from the federal Universal Waste Rule and may put dry-cell batteries in their garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.50-420: Covered battery definitions; prohibition on placing covered batteries in solid waste or recycling containers (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- Starting June 30, 2027, nobody may put a covered battery (portable or medium-format, up to 25 pounds) in a curbside, front-load or roll-off container used for trash or recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A portable battery is a single-use battery of up to 4.4 pounds, or a rechargeable battery of up to 11 pounds and 300 watt-hours; vehicle batteries are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.50-422: Covered Battery Stewardship Program (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- The cabinet must set up a Covered Battery Stewardship Program by March 31, 2027, overseeing a voluntary take-back program for rechargeable batteries and publishing a list of collection sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Once the program exists, the cabinet must publish a list of covered battery collection sites on its website. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Battery stewardship plans must be funded by members without adding a point-of-sale cost or fee for consumers. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- Every Kentucky county must provide a universal collection program for municipal solid waste: door-to-door collection, direct haul to staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities, or another approved option. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Counties may let residents haul their own waste to cabinet-approved staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities in the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.43-505: Kentucky Pride Fund; recycling and household hazardous waste grants (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- State law funds recycling and household hazardous waste grants from the Kentucky Pride Fund; counties, cities and other local governments may apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
Kentucky EEC press release (May 14, 2026): $6 million for recycling and household hazardous waste (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
- The state household hazardous waste grant pays for counties to hold annual drop-off events for household chemicals, old electronics and other hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
KRS 224.10-610: Assistance to household hazardous waste educational and collection programs (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- The cabinet provides technical assistance to local governments that set up household hazardous waste education or collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
Kentucky DWM: Commonwealth Cleanup Week (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
- The fourth week in March is Commonwealth Cleanup Week, a volunteer cleanup week set by the 1998 General Assembly. Checked October 26, 2026.

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