Household batteries can be taken to the Merimbula Waste and Recycling Centre for disposal in the Community Recycling Centre (CRC), to the Mobile CRC and to a Community Recycling Station (CRS) at any Council Library (no lithium batteries can be accepted at the Libraries) where they are sent away for recycling at specialised facilities. Check the table below for more details.
They DO NOT go in your recycling, FOGO or rubbish bin - they pose a serious risk of fires in the garbage trucks and at landfill sites.
Household batteries contain recyclable materials and can be recycled through specialised battery recycling programs and via the CRC.
A national recycling initiative, B-Cycle, has also partnered with big retailers to make battery recycling easier. You can recycle accepted batteries at most Woolworths, Aldi and Coles stores in the Bega Valley for free. Find a B-Cycle location here.
Battery Type | Accepted? |
|---|---|
| AAA, AA, C, D, 9V, 6V | Yes |
| Button batteries | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Power tool batteries | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Removable and rechargeable | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Portable radio batteries | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| e-bike / e- scooter | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Lead-acid batteries - auto and other | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Uninterruptible power supply | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Lithium-ion automotive batteries | Yes, excluding CRS's at Libraries |
| Mobile phone batteries | Yes, if removed from phone. Entire mobiles accepted at CRS's only. |
| Laptop and computer batteries | Yes, if removed from computer/laptop. Not accepted at CRS's at Libraries |
| Exit lighting | No |
| Electric vehicle (EV) | No |
| Residential energy storage systems (RESS) | No |
| Embedded batteries (in devices, not removable) | No |
| Disassembled batteries | No |