Make a positive impact...Recycle Your Batteries!
WHAT
- Household Batteries (including rechargeable)
- Lithium Batteries
- Vehicle and Marine Batteries (Sealed Lead Acid)
- Battery power-backup devices
- Other Batteries
But NO:
We’ve never come across a battery we can’t recycle, but call ahead 231-348-0640 if you have something very unusual.
WHERE
Batteries —both household and vehicle types—are accepted at the Drop-off Center in the Hazardous Materials Recycling area.
Household batteries can also be dropped off during business hours at the following stores:
- Cook's Hardware - Pellston
- W.W. Fairbairn & Sons - Alanson
- Preston Feather - Harbor Springs
- Pleasantview Drop Off Center
- Meyer Ace Hardware - Harbor Springs
- Meyer Ace Hardware - Petoskey North
- Meyer Ace Hardware - Downtown Petoskey
- Preston Feather - Petoskey
HOW
Use clear tape on the terminals of any lithium and batteries greater than 10 volts.
Lithium batteries can be in your electronics (cell phone, laptop, tablet), electric toothbrush, birthday card, watch, dog fence collar, digital camera, or your smoke detector.
RECALLED BATTERIES
Emmet County CANNOT recycle recalled batteries (i.e. hoverboard, Galaxy S7), but can accept them by appointment on Household Chemical Drop-off Days. Follow manufacturer instructions for their storage and transport. At a minimum, cover the terminals or connecting wires thoroughly with clear tape until you can dispose of them properly.
DAMAGED BATTERIES
Emmet County CANNOT accept damaged batteries (i.e. bloated, punctured). Our battery recycling partners, Cirba Solutions offer a damaged battery shipping kit.
WHY
Improper disposal can cause a fire!
Valuable battery materials can be remanufactured into new products.
Recycle Light Bulbs
WHAT
- LED light bulbs (technically called “lamps”)
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps)
- U-shaped and circular fluorescent bulbs
- UV Lamps
- Neon Lamps
- Mercury Vapor Lamps
- High-Pressure Sodium Lamps
- HID (high intensity discharge)
- Projector Lamps
- Halogen lights
But NO:
- NO Incandescent light bulbs. These are safe for disposal in your household trash.
WHERE
The bulbs are accepted at the Drop-off Center in the Hazardous Materials Recycling area.
HOW
- Accepted FREE from Emmet County households.
- CAUTION: Many bulbs contain hazardous elements such as mercury.
Avoid breaking bulbs.
Do not vacuum broken fluorescent bulbs as this can spread harmful vapors into the air.
Double bag broken bulbs and clearly label sealed container as BROKEN LAMPS.
Businesses
*Fees apply for out-of-county households, businesses (including landlords), institutions, and organizations.
Rate per bulb:
- 4 ft & under: $.50 each
- Over 4 ft: $.80 each
- High compact fluorescents/U-shaped/circular: $.55 each
- If you have 10 or more tube/linear bulbs, they MUST be contained in a box to minimize potential breakage, which is hazardous.
- Boxes are available for purchase at the gatehouse for $3 each.
- If you have an excessive quantity of light bulbs, please consider working directly with our end market, CleanLites: call 800-778-6645.