Batteries - household

Never put batteries in your kerbside bins.

Batteries can cause fires in collection trucks, recycling facilities and waste facilities. For that reason, it's important to dispose of them safely at a designated drop-off point.

Use the Recycle Mate app to find your closest battery disposal point.

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Batteries accepted through the B-Cycle program

Recycle many common household batteries at participating Woolworths, Aldi and Coles supermarkets such as:

• AA, AAA, C, D, 6V, 9V and button cell batteries
• some rechargeable batteries from handheld devices such as power tools, cameras and toys
• batteries from e-bikes, e-scooters and electric skateboards under 5 kilograms.

Batteries accepted at waste facilities

Accepted at all waste facilities

Place these items in the designated battery drop-off bins:

• household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V and button cell batteries)
• power tool batteries
• NiMH rechargeable batteries
• easily removable lithium-ion batteries from mobile phone, laptop and camera batteries
• mobile phones.

Accepted at major waste facilities only

• E-bike and e-scooter batteries under 5 kilograms
• lead-acid (wet-cell) vehicle batteries
• vapes and e-cigarettes (in designated collection bins)
• electronics with built-in batteries that cannot be easily removed. Place these items in the e-waste area, not in the battery bins.

Our major waste facilities can be found at Bunya, Caboolture, Dakabin and Redcliffe.

Not accepted at any waste facility

Council waste facilities cannot accept the following items:

• batteries over 5 kilograms. This includes electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, home energy storage and solar batteries
• lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) batteries commonly used for caravans, camping and solar systems
• emergency lighting battery packs
• pacemakers.

Contact the manufacturer or your medical professional for advice on disposal options.

Disposal / recycling options

Business or community recycling programs

Wheelie bins

Waste facilities

• Bunya waste management facility
• Caboolture waste management facility
• Dakabin waste management facility
• Redcliffe transfer station
• Dayboro transfer station
• Mt Nebo transfer station
• Ningi transfer station
• Samford transfer station
• Toorbul transfer station
• Upper Caboolture transfer station
• Wamuran transfer station
• Woodford transfer station

Notes and conditions

Disposal is limited to domestic quantities.