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Battery Recycling in Salem, NH

Automobile batteries go in the battery bin at the Salem Transfer Station.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Salem

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · SalemNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
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  2. Salem Transfer StationDrop-off · 101 to 109 Shannon Road, SalemSalem residentsCost not listed
    Where

    101 to 109 Shannon Road
    Salem, NH 03079

    Hours

    Tuesday and Thursday–Saturday 7 a.m.–2:45 p.m.; Wednesday 7 a.m.–6:45 p.m.

    Cost & rules

    Batteries

    AcceptedCost unknown

    Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.

    • Requires the annual $60 Transfer Station sticker (vehicle registration with a Salem address).

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

Before you go

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

More New Hampshire rules (3)
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Where this information comes from

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 Salem: Transfer Station / Solid Waste (opens in new tab) · Town of Salem
    • The Transfer Station is for residents only; businesses must use private haulers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The permit costs $60 and expires September 30 each year; residents 65+ get one free permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The Transfer Station receives white goods, clean scrap metal, electronic waste, CRTs and batteries, among other materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Automobile batteries go in the battery bin. Checked October 26, 2026.

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