Things to Consider How Does the Battery Program Work? • Buy rechargeable batteries. Two Lawn CareRecycling Tips AA Ni-Cad rechargeable batteries 1. This free service is available to can replace up to 600 single-use individual residents of Lake, Lincoln, batteries. McCook, Minnehaha, and Turner counties. The facility does NOT • Consider portable products that accept from organizations rely on solar energy sources. Ask such as businesses, farms, nonprofit your local electronics store about organizations, churches, schools, and alternative energy options. governmental entities, or waste that • Look for the RBRC’s Battery appears to be from any of the above- Seal when buying mentioned. rechargeable batteries 2. Make sure the materials you wish to or battery-powered recycle are accepted at the HHW products. The Battery Facility. Recycling Seal signifies 3. Drive under the awning on the east that the manufacturer side of the HHW Facility and the staff is participating in the Charge Up to will take your batteries, as well as Recycle!® program and supporting any other electronic and household the environment. you might wish to dispose of. Please see the City’s other brochures, visit the Leading Green website, or contact the HHW Facility for information regarding what we do and do not accept. Household Hazardous 4. Any unaccepted items or containers Waste Facility used to carry your household 1015 East Chambers Street hazardous waste will need to be taken Sioux Falls, SD 57104 home with you for or disposal. (605) 367-8695 City of Sioux Falls www.siouxfalls.org/publicworks Sustainability Program (605) 367-8187 Serving the residents of Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, and Turner Counties. Hours of Operation: www.siouxfalls.org/green. Tuesday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 noon Closed Sundays and Mondays City of Sioux Falls Printed on FSC certified 100% PCW recycled content . DTP/A66013.indd Revised 2/15 Why Recycle Batteries? What Can Be Recycled in Sioux Falls?

Since 1992, the state of South Dakota Batteries Accepted: Alkaline— has taken steps to eliminate hazardous Batteries from clocks, toys, calculators, -Acid and Sealed batteries from its . The Lead-Acid— handheld gaming Household Hazardous Waste Facility Car, , golf cart, devices, flashlights, accepts several types of batteries for ATV, Jet Ski, wheelchair, and basic remote recycling. This guide will help you weed trimmer, and controls understand what is accepted and not security camera batteries accepted. It is acceptable to Button (often -oxide place these in your trash with other or -oxide)— waste destined for the . Common Hearing aide, watch, greeting card, medical alkaline batteries made after 1993 are no device, small remote longer considered hazardous. However, control, and small residents in the five-county area can bring calculator batteries, their alkaline batteries to the Household batteries Hazardous Waste Facility for recycling.

Nickel- and Metal Hydride— Camcorder, power tool, two-way radio, and cordless phone batteries

Lithium and Ion— Do NOT drop off items after hours. Leaving materials Laptop, cell phone, outside of the HHW Facility can endanger wildlife, digital camera, and children, and other citizens or staff. MP3 player batteries For your safety and the safety of others, smoking is prohibited in or near the We accept all rechargeable batteries. HHW Facility—this includes in your vehicle.