Specialist recycling
Never put batteries inside any of your bins as they get damaged by the crusher inside the lorry and cause fires.
All types of small portable household battery (for example AA, C, D, button) can be put in a small, tied plastic bag and placed on top of your blue, green or black bin lid for kerbside collection. On occasions when the battery container on the bin lorry is full, we cannot collect the batteries. If this is the case, please wait until the following week.
There are also collection points in all major retailers that sell batteries. For example: supermarkets, service stations and electrical shops. If you share large bins, for example in a bin store at flats, please use these collection points instead of leaving batteries on the bins.
E-bike batteries can be recycled at many bike shops - check with your local shop. Halfords accepts e-bike batteries for recycling free of charge, and some are registered with the Velorim scheme (which does charge).
Find your nearest Velorim Centre
Power tool batteries can be recycled at large shops which sell them, for example Screwfix.
You can find locations for recycling batteries on the recycle your electricals website.