Batteries

Accepted batteries include alkaline, button, cellphone (removable), laptop lead-acid, rechargeable, and car batteries. Business customers must sort batteries by type and secure (tape) the terminals to prevent a fire hazard.

Limit 5 lead acid auto or marine batteries per visit. Batteries from electric vehicles are not accepted. 25 pound maximum for a single non-auto or marine battery. 50-pound total weight limit for any combination of non-auto or marine batteries per visit.

• All containers must be 5 gallons or less
• Total waste limit: 25 gallons or 220 pounds per trip
• Businesses must bring a completed disposal form to the disposal location
• Businesses are allowed a maximum of four visits per year.

NOTE: As of January 1, 2024, batteries may no longer be thrown in the garbage in areas served by Seattle Public Utilities. Please follow the guidance on this page and take any batteries for disposal to a hazardous waste collection facility, arrange for a special item pick-up through Seattle Public Utilities, or work with a local battery recycling organization. For more information on this ban and additional resources on safer battery disposal in our region, please visit Seattle Public Utilities’ Ban on Electronics and Batteries in Garbage site.