Batteries (Household)
Household batteries can also be taken to the household hazardous waste facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike. Automotive batteries must be taken to the HHW facility.
Special Note on disposal of 9-volt batteries:
- 9-volt batteries can be dangerous. If a metal object touches the two posts of a 9-volt battery, it can cause a short circuit. This can make enough heat to start a fire.
- It is unsafe to store 9-volt batteries in a drawer near paper clips, coins, pens, or other batteries.
- Weak batteries may have enough charge to cause a fire. Some fires have started in the trash when 9-volt batteries were thrown away with other batteries and metal items.