Batteries contain valuable resources that can be recycled over and over so it is important that they are not lost to landfill. However, under no circumstances do they belong in kerbside bins.
Batteries can catch fire if they are damaged or overheated – such as when they are collected in a waste truck or travel through sorting equipment at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF). This is why they are considered hazardous waste.
All household batteries including small (e.g., button and AAA types), lithium, dolphin lantern and even those from electronic waste, can be safely recycled for free at either of NAWMA’s two Resource Recovery Centres (Pooraka and Edinburgh North). Household batteries can also be recycled at Aldi supermarkets, Battery World and participating Officeworks stores.
Lead batteries (car and truck batteries) can be recycled for free at either of NAWMA’s two Resource Recovery Centres, Battery world, Scouts Recycling, S.A. Battery Sales & Recycling and participating Supercheap Auto stores.
Please responsibly recycle your batteries and help keep things like lead, cadmium and mercury out of the environment and keep our MRF staff safe.
