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Battery Recycling in Madison, AL

Household batteries are no longer collected curbside in Madison; take them free to the HHW facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way in Huntsville.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Madison

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · MadisonNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your battery and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Solid Waste Disposal Authority Household Hazardous Waste Facility (Huntsville)City service · Madison CountyMadison County residentsFree
    How it works

    Drive-through household hazardous waste and electronics drop-off run by the Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville at 1055 A Cleaner Way, Huntsville, AL 35805 (Census places the street inside Huntsville city; the address itself did not match in the Census geocoder, so it is recorded as a program). Open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., no appointment, no cost for residents of Madison County including Huntsville and Madison. Takes TVs, laptops, cell phones, paint and household and car batteries.

    Cost & rules
    • Madison County residents (including Huntsville and Madison); drive-through, Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., no appointment.

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Places that don’t take batteries (1)
  • Madison trash service for large items (Republic Services) · Madison

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

  • Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Huntsville, Alabama
    • Accepted items include electronics such as TVs, laptops and cellphones, paints and solvents, and household and car batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hazards at home: There is a safe, simple way to dispose of hazardous waste (opens in new tab) · City of Huntsville, Alabama
    • The SWDA HHW facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way charges no cost and is open weekdays 7 a.m.-5 p.m. for residents of Madison County, including Huntsville and Madison. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Drop-off is a drive-thru service with no appointment needed; staff unload items from your car. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Items accepted include electronics (TVs, laptops, cell phones), paints and solvents, and household and car batteries; explosives, radioactive and biological wastes are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Garbage and Trash Service (opens in new tab) · City of Madison, Alabama
    • Republic Services provides Madison's trash service for yard debris and large items, including appliances (washers, refrigerators) and collapsed, bundled cardboard boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Not picked up: paint, oil, batteries, televisions, computers, microwaves and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Madison, Alabama
    • Madison says household batteries are no longer collected curbside and points residents to the HHW facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way, open weekdays for Huntsville, Madison and Madison County residents. 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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