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, & Rechargeable (alkaline batteries):

• Little Rock Green Station
• Batteries + Bulbs  

Camera Batteries (nickel metal hydride): 

• Batteries + Bulbs 

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

• Batteries + Bulbs 

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

• Advanced Auto Parts
• Auto Zone
• Batteries + Bulbs 
• Firestone
• O'Reilly 

Cordless Tool Batteries (nickel cadmium): 

• Batteries + Bulbs 

Hearing Aid Batteries and similar (coin cells): 

• Batteries + Bulbs 

 

Businesses that Recycle Batteries 

Batteries + Bulbs

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

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

Missing or Outdated Information? 

If you feel there is missing or outdated information on this web page please let us know at recycle@littlerock.gov or at 501-371-4586.