Battery Recycling in Keene, NH

Lead-acid, lithium and other rechargeable batteries are accepted at no charge at the Keene Recycling Center.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Keene

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · KeeneNo 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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Keene Recycling Center and Transfer StationCity service · KeeneFree
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City of Keene Recycling Center and Transfer Station, 55 Old Summit Road (off Route 12), Keene, NH 03431 (the Census geocoder places this address in Surry). Open Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Pay by check or Keene disposal tickets only (books of 20 for $60); no cash or cards.
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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 (9)

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.
City of Keene: Recycling Center Fees & Info (opens in new tab) · City of Keene
- Only checks and punch-card disposal tickets are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The following items can be brought at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Lead-acid, lithium, NiCd, NiMH rechargeable and button cell batteries are accepted at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Keene residents may bring 4 passenger car tires per registered vehicle per year at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.

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