Battery Recycling in Ponca City, OK

Ponca City's Recycling Center on West Prospect accepts car batteries.

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

3 ways to get rid of a battery in Ponca City

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Ponca CityNo 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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Ponca City Recycling CenterCity service · Ponca CityConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
City recycling drop-off on West Prospect across from the Humane Society (no street number published), open Wednesday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; recycling questions 580-485-8884. Takes cardboard, car batteries, metals, cans, glass and paper.
Cost & rules
- Car batteries.
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Oklahoma lead-acid battery retailer recycling signs (Lead-Acid Battery and Used Motor Oil Recycling Act)State program · OklahomaOpen to everyoneConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Stores in Oklahoma that sell lead-acid batteries (for cars, trucks, boats and planes) must post a sign telling the public that lead-acid batteries are accepted for recycling (27A O.S. § 2002). The law does not say whether a purchase is required or whether a store may charge.
Cost & rules
- Lead-acid batteries (car, truck, boat and plane) only. Stores selling them must post a sign that they are accepted for recycling; the law does not say whether a purchase is required or a fee may apply.
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Places that don’t take batteries (1)

Goodwill Thrift Store & Donation Center - Ponca City · 2808 N 14th Street, Ponca City

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.

More about batteries

Oklahoma rules

DEQ tells households to recycle batteries and light bulbs at Lowe's or Home Depot. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: How to Recycle Electronics (opens in new tab)
Oklahoma retailers of lead-acid (vehicle, boat, plane) batteries must post a sign that lead-acid batteries are accepted for recycling. Source: Oklahoma Statutes, Title 27A (Environment and Natural Resources), complete title (opens in new tab)

More Oklahoma rules (6)

For the Oklahoma Lead-Acid Battery and Used Motor Oil Recycling Act, a lead-acid battery is one used in boats, planes and motor vehicles. Source: Oklahoma Statutes, Title 27A (Environment and Natural Resources), complete title (opens in new tab)
State rules list lead-acid batteries as household hazardous waste. Source: OAC 252:515, Management of Solid Waste (DEQ rules) (opens in new tab)
Oklahoma's solid waste rules define household hazardous waste as corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive household waste, including freon-containing appliances, liquid paints and lead-acid batteries. Source: OAC 252:515, Management of Solid Waste (DEQ rules) (opens in new tab)
DEQ says several Oklahoma communities have household hazardous waste facilities or collection programs, and services may be free with proof of residency such as a water bill. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab)
DEQ lists HHW facilities in Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Midwest City, all free with proof of residency and taking items from surrounding communities for a small fee. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab)
DEQ's HHW fact sheet lists the Midwest City Household Pollutant Collection Facility among the state's HHW facilities. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

Solid Waste Collection, Recycling & Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Ponca City
- Ponca City Recycling Center accepts cardboard, magazines, car batteries, newsprint, glass, office paper, cans and metals; open Wednesday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
Thrift Store & Donation Center - Ponca City (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma
- Goodwill thrift store and donation center at 2808 N 14th Street, Ponca City, OK 74601. Checked October 26, 2026.
Donate - Goodwill Central Oklahoma (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma
- Goodwill cannot accept batteries, tires and auto parts, liquids or building materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oklahoma DEQ: How to Recycle Electronics (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- DEQ tells households to recycle batteries and light bulbs at Lowe's or Home Depot. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oklahoma Statutes, Title 27A (Environment and Natural Resources), complete title (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Legislature
- Anyone selling lead-acid batteries to end users must post a sign at or near the display or point of sale telling the public that lead-acid batteries are accepted for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For the Oklahoma Lead-Acid Battery and Used Motor Oil Recycling Act, a lead-acid battery is one used in boats, planes and motor vehicles. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oklahoma retailers of lead-acid (vehicle, boat, plane) batteries must post a sign that lead-acid batteries are accepted for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
OAC 252:515, Management of Solid Waste (DEQ rules) (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- Oklahoma's solid waste rules define household hazardous waste as corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive household waste, including freon-containing appliances, liquid paints and lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- State rules list lead-acid batteries as household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- DEQ says several Oklahoma communities have household hazardous waste facilities or collection programs, and services may be free with proof of residency such as a water bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ lists HHW facilities in Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Midwest City, all free with proof of residency and taking items from surrounding communities for a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ's HHW fact sheet lists the Midwest City Household Pollutant Collection Facility among the state's HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.

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