How to Dispose of an AAA Battery

You can’t just throw AAA batteries in the trash as it is harmful to Mother Nature. Everyone is very busy these days, but it’s worth sparing a little time to keep the earth environmentally safe for future generations of friends and family.

• Place all your used AAA batteries into separate containers or zip-lock bags, making sure that you don’t put more than two in each bag. Some of your used AAA batteries may still have some charge left in them and when you put too many together they can explode.


• Visit a website called earth911.com to find a AAA battery recycling center near you.


• Type AAA batteries in the left search box and your zip code or address, city, and state in the right search box at the top of the home page. Click “search”. This will show all the AAA battery-recycling center in your area. You can take your used triple AAA batteries to these locations where they will be disposed of properly.


• Call your city hall to find out if your town has a certain day set aside to pick up hazardous waste materials.


• Place all of your used batteries in proper containers for disposal and place them by the road on your city’s hazardous waste pick up day.


• Return any unwanted AAA batteries to the location where you purchased them. A lot of electronic and department stores can dispose of your batteries in an environmentally safe way.