Battery Recycling in Exeter, NH

The Exeter Transfer Station takes rechargeable batteries (car, toy, tool), not household batteries.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Exeter

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · ExeterNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
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Exeter Transfer StationDrop-off · 9 Cross Road, ExeterExeter residentsCost not listed
Where
9 Cross Road
Exeter, NH 03833
Hours
Not listed. Call before you go.
Cost & rules
Batteries
AcceptedCost unknown
Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
Requires the $20 annual Exeter transfer station permit.
Rechargeable batteries only (automobile, toy and tool); household batteries are not accepted.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)

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.

Lithium-ion batteries are banned from disposal in New Hampshire; rechargeable batteries should go to an HHW collection or a retail/municipal collection box. Source: NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab)
Car (lead-acid) batteries are banned from disposal; residents can return them when buying a new one or recycle them at a scrap yard, auto shop or HHW collection. Source: NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab)

More New Hampshire rules (3)

Standard alkaline batteries can go in household trash with both ends taped. Source: NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab)
Wet-cell (lead-acid) and lithium-ion batteries are banned from New Hampshire landfills and incinerators. Source: RSA 149-M:27 Disposal Prohibited (opens in new tab)
New Hampshire classes certain batteries and CRT televisions and monitors as universal waste. Source: NHDES: Managing My Waste (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (8)

Checked October 26, 2026

RSA 149-M:27 Disposal Prohibited (opens in new tab) · New Hampshire General Court
- Wet-cell (lead-acid) and lithium-ion batteries are banned from New Hampshire landfills and incinerators. Checked October 26, 2026.
NHDES: Managing My Waste (opens in new tab) · NH Department of Environmental Services
- New Hampshire classes certain batteries and CRT televisions and monitors as universal waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab) · NH Department of Environmental Services
- Lithium-ion batteries are banned from disposal in New Hampshire; rechargeable batteries should go to an HHW collection or a retail/municipal collection box. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Car (lead-acid) batteries are banned from disposal; residents can return them when buying a new one or recycle them at a scrap yard, auto shop or HHW collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Standard alkaline batteries can go in household trash with both ends taped. Checked October 26, 2026.
Town of Exeter: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Town of Exeter
- Users must be Exeter residents or property owners. Checked October 26, 2026.
- 2026 transfer station permits are $20. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rechargeable (not household) batteries only. Checked October 26, 2026.

“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.