![]() Rechargeable batteries can be dropped off for recycling at these locations:ĪT&T Mobility 1054 Harter Pkwy., Suite 9, Yuba City (530) 822-2700 BatteriesPlus 1199 Butte House Road, Yuba City (530) 671-9905 Dollar General 921 B Street, Marysville (530) 216-5027 Dollar General 1900 McGowan Pkwy., Olivehurst (530) 777-0401 Fastenal 1256 Garden Highway, Yuba City (530) 671-1335 Home Depot 1100 Tharp Road, Yuba City (530) 755-1715 O'Reilly Auto Parts 5983 Lindhurst Avenue, Marysville (530) 749-9052 O'Reilly Auto Parts 905 B Street, Marysville (530)743-9578 O'Reilly Auto Parts 839 Colusa Avenue, Yuba City (530) 822-0190 Lowe's 935 Tharp Road, Yuba City (530) 844-5000 Meeks Builders 1414 Colusa Avenue, Yuba City (530) 674-5060 Office Depot, Inc. Small Sealed Lead-Acid (SSL) Burglar alarms, wheel chairs, emergency lighting, backup power. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) (For proper storage and transport, isolate each contact with tape.) Computers, cell-phones. Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn) Digital cameras and other consumer electronics. Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Computers, cell phones, camcorders. ![]() Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) Power tools, cell and cordless telephones, professional radios and video cameras. All batteries - rechargeable, non-rechargeable, and automotive batteries - are accepted at the Yuba-Sutter Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Several local retail stores collect rechargeable batteries for recycling. Automotive batteries (lead-acid) are also rechargeable batteries, but they require special handling. Battery Recycling Locationsīatteries can be recycled by properly sorting them and taking them to the appropriate facility as listed below. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO PUT USED BATTERIES IN ANY OF YOUR COLLECTION CARTS OR BINS. Used batteries are a hazardous waste and must be handled separately. ![]() And, recycling saves resources because recovered plastic and metals can be used to make new items. When mercury gets into the environment, it builds up in the tissue of fish and wildlife and people who eat those fish. Mercury, for example, is a nerve toxin that can impair the way people see, hear, walk and talk. Unfortunately, many batteries contain toxic metals, such as mercury, cadmium and lead, which are a potential threat to people and the environment if not disposed of properly. That's enough to fill 600 full-size school buses annually! Over 3 billion industrial and household batteries are purchased each year. In an emergency and for all those electronic products we've come to depend on, batteries are an essential part of modern life. They help us hear, work, play, communicate, capture an image, be mobile, and alert us to danger conveniently and inexpensively.įrom cell phones and computers, watches, smoke alarms, toys, and hearing aids, to flash lights and power tools - our demand for batteries has grown dramatically and is likely to continue to increase as technology finds new uses for this handy, portable energy source.
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