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Battery Recycling in Decatur, AL

Household dry-cell and lead-acid batteries go to Decatur's Household Chemical Collection, second Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon at 1802 Central Parkway.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Decatur

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · DecaturNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
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  2. Decatur Household Chemical Collection (monthly)City service · DecaturCost not listed
    How it works

    Monthly drop-off run by the City of Decatur Recycling Department on the second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon, at 1802 Central Parkway SW, Decatur. Takes paint (up to 10 one-gallon buckets a month), household dry-cell and lead-acid batteries, motor oil and household chemicals. Households only; no business loads.

    Cost & rules
    • Second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon; household dry-cell and lead-acid batteries; households only.

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Places that don’t take batteries (1)
  • Morgan County Regional Landfill (City of Decatur) · Morgan County

Before you go

  1. Tape the terminals of lithium and rechargeable batteries before transport.
  2. Keep damaged, swollen or leaking batteries separate and tell the operator.
  3. Ask which battery types are accepted; car batteries often go somewhere different.
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Alabama rules

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Household Chemical Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Decatur, Alabama
    • Decatur's Household Chemical Collection is held the second Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-noon, at 1802 Central Parkway, and takes household dry-cell batteries and paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Households only: up to 10 one-gallon buckets of paint and 100 pounds of chemicals per month; no business loads. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The collection also accepts lead-acid batteries such as car, motorcycle, lawnmower and boat batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Morgan County Regional Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Decatur, Alabama
    • The Morgan County Regional Landfill accepts household garbage, construction and demolition debris and tires, but not paints or batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Waste must come from the landfill's permitted service area unless an exception applies; higher rates apply to waste from outside Morgan County. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
    • ADEM says that where curbside pickup is offered, waste too large for the regular trash container can be set at the curb for disposal; services vary by city and county. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
    • Alabama's 2008 Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act set a statewide disposal fee of $1 per ton (or $0.25 per cubic yard) on all solid waste landfilled in the state. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The 2008 act set a statewide solid waste reduction goal of 25%. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • ADEM's Alabama Recycling Fund Grants reimburse local governments to start and improve recycling programs; recycling services themselves are run locally. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • ADEM: Solid Waste Disposal in Alabama fact sheet (PDF, January 2008) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
    • ADEM does not site landfills; locating a landfill is a local decision approved by local government. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
    • In Alabama, waste generated by a household is exempt from regulation as hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • ADEM points residents to reuse, recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs as alternatives to landfill disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • ADEM: Management of Universal Waste (PDF, February 2021) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
    • Under ADEM rules, batteries are among the hazardous wastes businesses may manage under the simplified universal waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.

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