Household Battery Drop off Locations
Republic Services offers free household battery drop off boxes at these City facilities:
- Alhambra Civic Center Library
101 S First Street
Alhambra, CA 91801 - Almansor Park Office
800 S Almansor Street
Alhambra, CA 91801 - City Hall
111 S First Street
Alhambra, CA 91801 - Joslyn Center at Story Park
210 N Chapel Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91801
Recyclable batteries include rechargeable or alkaline batteries weighing less than 11 lbs., and cell phones batteries including old lithium-ion cell phone and camera batteries plus traditional AAA-D batteries. Industrial or car batteries are not accepted. You can also find additional battery recycling centers by using the Battery Recycling Center Locator.
Information About Recycling Used Batteries
- Residents can bring any household batteries (rechargeable or alkaline weighing less than 11 lbs.) and cell phones to the drop off locations above. Old lithium-ion cell phone, camera batteries and traditional AAA-D batteries can be brought to the same convenient take-back location. Industrial or car batteries are not accepted.
- Residents can turn in their batteries at the marked battery recycling boxes inside the facility.
- Visit the CalRecycle website for more information on battery recycling.
The Call2recycle Program
- The Call2Recycle program is paying for all disposal costs associated with the battery recycling.
- Businesses that are interested in becoming a battery recycling collection center can visit Call2Recycle website for more information.
- All shipping and recycling is handled by the battery producers.
- Simple instructions on how to safely recycle batteries are located on each take-back box.
- California banned batteries because they waste valuable metals like zinc and cadmium, which are needed to make new products, particularly electronics.
- Batteries disposed in landfills can degrade soil, leading to groundwater contamination and other environmental hazards.