Online information about proper To find the nearest retail location to household battery management recycle your rechargeable batteries visit SCMUA’s www.rbrc.org. www.njhazwaste.com For More information on how to properly dispose of your Household Batteries, contact Guide to Proper www.rbrc.org your Municipal Recycling Coordinator: www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/ Household Town Phone Battery Andover Borough (973) 786-6688 Andover Township (973) 383-4280 x224 Management Battery Disposal Guidelines Branchville (973) 948-4626 Byram (973) 347-2500 x125 Battery Type Sizes Proper Frankford (973) 948-4230 Available Disposal Franklin (973) 827-9280 x100 Fredon (973) 383-7025 x0 Alkaline AAA, AA, Trash or SCMUA Green (908) 852-9333 x11 (Single Use) C, D, 6V, for disposal 9V,1.5V (Non-hazardous) Hamburg (973) 827-9230 x13 Hampton (973) 383-5570 Rechargeable AAA, AA, Terminals taped or Hardyston (973) 827-3525 C, D, 6V, bagged separately Hopatcong (973)398-3611 Ni-Cd 9V Ni-MH SCMUA or Lafayette (973) 383-1817 Ni-Zn www.rbrc.org Montague (973) 293-7300 Li-ion Newton (973) 383-3521 x226 Rechargeable Multiples of Terminals taped or 2 Volts; 2V, bagged separately Ogdensburg (973) 827-3712 Sealed Lead 6V, 12V Sandyston (973) 948-3520 x200 (Pb) Acid - SCMUA or Less than www.rbrc.org Sparta (973) 729-6174 PROCESSING BATTERIES 11 lbs Stanhope (973) 347-6368 Button Sizes vary Terminals taped or Alkaline (Single Use Batteries) bagged separately Stillwater (973) 383-8722 Rechargeable Batteries SCMUA Hazardous Sussex Borough (973) 875-4202 Waste Day Other Hazardous Batteries Vernon (973) 764-3021 Lithium 3V, 6V, 3V Terminals taped or button bagged separately Walpack (908) 841-9576 Update April 1, 2011 SCMUA Hazardous Wantage (973) 875-7192 Waste Day www.scmua.org or (973) 579-6998 Printed on Recycled Paper The Sussex County MUA has been WHAT TYPES OF BATTERIES collecting household batteries for SHOULD I RECYCLE? To find a retail collection site use the collection site locator at recycling and proper disposal since Recycle all www.call2recycle.org or call the the early 1990s. Due to regulatory consumer helpline, 1-877-2-RECYCLE. changes and more environmentally 2. RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES friendly battery compositions, . 3. OTHER HAZARDOUS collection and disposal practices are • Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) BATTERIES* • (Non-Alkaline) changing. Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) • Lithium Ion (Li-ion) • BUTTON CELL BATTERIES PROCESSING BATTERIES • Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn) • LITHIUM 1. Alkaline (Single Use Batteries) • Small Sealed Lead less than 11 lbs (Pb) 2. Rechargeable Batteries 3. Other Hazardous Batteries IF IT’S RECHARGABLE, IT’S RECYCLABLE 1. ALKALINE BATTERIES These Other Hazardous Batteries (Single Use) Rechargeable batteries can be found contain mercury & can be brought to AAA, AA, C, D, 6V, 9V, 1.5V in cordless power tools, cellular and the SCMUA’s battery collection area at Since the New Jersey Dry Cell Battery cordless phones, laptop computers, the Recycling Center for Rechargeable and Other Hazardous Batteries. Management Act was adopted in 1991 digital cameras, two-way radios, & the Federal Mercury-Containing & camcorders, and remote control toys. *NOTE: WET-CELL & LEAD ACID Rechargeable Battery Management Rechargeable batteries sometimes BATTERIES (Autos, boats, etc.) WILL Act was adopted in 1996, household look like regular alkaline batteries. CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED AT battery manufacturers have developed The label on the battery will indicate if SCMUA RESIDENT’S CONVENIENCE CENTER @ REGULAR SCALE CHARGE. alkaline batteries with no mercury and it is rechargeable. USDOT regulations have reduced the amount of mercury require that each battery must be The SCMUA also accepts batteries at in other battery types. individually bagged or tape each of the scheduled Household Hazardous Waste Disposal events. (See website terminal ends prior to recycling. www.scmua.org for more information) Alkaline batteries now fall WHERE CAN I BRING MY below Federal and State RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES FOR New U.S. DOT regulations have been hazardous waste stan- RECYCLING? enacted to prevent short circuiting of dards & are considered batteries during transport which has disposable. Rechargeable batteries can be recycled resulted in numerous fires. The SCMUA no longer at the SCMUA & participating retail Rechargeable & Other Hazardous collects alkaline batteries locations including the following: Radio Batteries must be individually bagged at the Recycling Center Shack, Staples, Lowes, Home Depot, Sears, Wal-Mart and Verizon Stores. or terminal ends taped before drop-off .