Battery Recycling

Learn where to take your batteries using the two columns below. You can find information about battery recycling based on the battery type or the business that recycles batteries. 

 

Battery Types 

 

AA, AAA, C, D (alkaline batteries):

• Little Rock Green Station
• BatteriesPlus+  

Camera Batteries (nickel metal hydride): 

• BatteriesPlus+

Cell Phone & Laptop Batteries (lithium ion/polymer): 

• BatteriesPlus+

Car Batteries (lead acid): every store that sells car batteries should have a car battery recycling program 

• Advanced Auto Parts
• Auto Zone
• BatteriesPlus+
• Firestone
• O'Reilly 

Cordless Tool Batteries (nickel cadmium): 

• BatteriesPlus+

Hearing Aid Batteries and similar (coin cells): 

• BatteriesPlus+

Rechargeable Batteries

• BatteriesPlus+

 

Businesses that Recycle Batteries 

 

BatteriesPlus+  (501) 224-2852, 801 S. Bowman Rd. 

Acceptable Batteries: Alkaline Batteries* (AAA, AA, C, D), Lithium Coin Cells* (hearing aids, car fobs), Lead Acid (car batteries), Lithium ion* (phones, laptops), Nickel cadmium (cordless tools), Nickel Metal Hydride (cameras)

Acceptable Lights: 1' - 4' Fluorescent Tubes*, 5' - 8' Fluorescent Tubes*, Ubend/Circuline*, CFLs*, LED Tubes*, Halogen bulbs*, HID bulbs*, and ballasts*

* = fees apply

Little Rock Green Station

(free to residents)

• AA
• AAA
• C
• D
• 9 volt
• Rechargeable batteries are not accepted in the Green Station at this time. Contact BatteriesPlus+ about any rechargeable batteries. 

Autozone/Advanced Auto Parts/Fire Stone/Walmart:

• car batteries (lead acid) 

 

Learn More: 

If you want to learn more about batteries, here are excellent online resources:

https://batteryuniversity.com/articles/

https://www.epa.gov/recycle/used-household-batteries

Don't see what you're looking for?

If your item is not accepted at the Green Station, and it's not listed on the Special Items page, please contact us at recycle@littlerock.gov or at 501-371-4646.