Battery recycling

Where to take household batteries

Find the best recycling, take-back or collection option for household batteries using battery drop-off points and recycling centres.

Use this page to choose the best option for household batteries using battery drop-off points or recycling centres, then check the key rules before you travel.

Helpful notes for this item

  • 1,832 mapped places currently match household batteries on Binmap.
  • The main place types for this item are battery recycling points and recycling centres.
  • The mapped results most often resolve through recycling centres, glass bottle banks, and battery recycling points.
  • Accepted-material wording on the mapped results most often mentions Glass bottles and jars, Household batteries, Clothes, and Small electricals.
  • 2 scheme or service pages are linked directly for this item.

Last checked: 26 Apr 2026

Sources: source pages

Coverage: 2 related schemes

Local official guidance

GOV.UK waste batteries guidance

Portable household batteries should go to a battery box, supermarket take-back or recycling centre, not into household waste where they can cause fires.

National guidance

Recycle Now batteries guidance

Portable household batteries should go to a battery box, supermarket take-back or recycling centre, not into household waste where they can cause fires.

Best option for where to take household batteries

  • Where to take household batteries pages start with the item itself, then show the usual destination types, linked services and mapped examples.
  • 1,832 mapped places currently match household batteries on Binmap.
  • The main place types for this item are battery recycling points and recycling centres.
  • The mapped results most often resolve through recycling centres, glass bottle banks, and battery recycling points.

What the linked sources say

  • This guide starts with official and scheme guidance for household batteries, then uses nearby results to show the closest practical drop-off or collection options.
  • Useful linked schemes on this page include Recycle Now locator and Recycle Now batteries guidance.
  • Check the linked guidance before travelling if the item has safety, retailer take-back or booking rules.

How to use this page

  1. Keep used batteries separate from general rubbish as soon as you remove them from the device.
  2. Use a supermarket or retailer battery collection point first, or a recycling centre if that is the nearest practical option.
  3. Tape exposed terminals on damaged lithium batteries before transport and carry them in a small bag or container.

Common mistakes

  • Do not put loose batteries in any home bin, street bin or mixed rubbish sack.

Place types

  • Battery recycling points
  • Recycling centres

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