Battery Recycling in Pelham, AL

Amwaste collects alkaline batteries in Pelham but not car batteries; rechargeable batteries go to the city's e-recycling days.

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

3 ways to get rid of a battery in Pelham

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · PelhamNo 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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Pelham Electronic Recycling & Paper Shredding DaysCity service · PelhamPelham residentsConditions applyFree
How it works
Free twice-yearly City of Pelham event for residents (spring, typically April; fall, typically October) at Pelham City Hall, 3162 Pelham Pkwy. Takes PCs and laptops, LCD monitors, phones, printers, rechargeable batteries and other consumer electronics; hard drive destruction is $10 per item. Six-box limit for free shredding.
Cost & rules
- Rechargeable batteries.
- Twice-yearly event at Pelham City Hall (typically April and October).
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Pelham Garbage and Bulk Collection (Amwaste)City service · PelhamPelham residentsConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
City of Pelham residential garbage, recycling and bulk service by Amwaste (monthly residential base rate $27.39; $32.87 from January 1, 2027). Bulk items such as mattresses and appliances by request through the Report a Concern portal, collected within ten business days. No TVs, computers, tires or car batteries.
Cost & rules
- Alkaline, manganese and carbon-zinc batteries only; no car batteries.
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Places that don’t take batteries (1)

Goodwill Pelham Parkway Donation Drive Thru · 3310 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham

Before you go

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

More about batteries

Alabama rules

Under ADEM rules, batteries are among the hazardous wastes businesses may manage under the simplified universal waste rules. Source: ADEM: Management of Universal Waste (PDF, February 2021) (opens in new tab)
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. Source: ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab)

More Alabama rules (6)

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. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
The 2008 act set a statewide solid waste reduction goal of 25%. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
ADEM's Alabama Recycling Fund Grants reimburse local governments to start and improve recycling programs; recycling services themselves are run locally. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
ADEM does not site landfills; locating a landfill is a local decision approved by local government. Source: ADEM: Solid Waste Disposal in Alabama fact sheet (PDF, January 2008) (opens in new tab)
In Alabama, waste generated by a household is exempt from regulation as hazardous waste. Source: ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
ADEM points residents to reuse, recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs as alternatives to landfill disposal. Source: ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Trash & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Pelham
- Alkaline manganese and carbon-zinc batteries are collected. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Amwaste does not collect tires, television sets, computers or car batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The monthly residential base rate is $27.39, rising to $32.87 on January 1, 2027. Checked October 26, 2026.
Electronic Recycling & Paper Shredding (opens in new tab) · City of Pelham
- Pelham offers residents free document shredding and electronics recycling twice a year, typically April and October. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The company sets up at Pelham City Hall on event days. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepted Items for E-Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Pelham
- Accepted e-recycling items include PCs and laptops, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, printers, LCD monitors and consumer electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
Donation Guidelines (opens in new tab) · Alabama Goodwill Industries
- Goodwill does not accept car batteries, tires or other batteries and chemicals. Checked October 26, 2026.
Alabama Goodwill Donation Centers & Drive-Thrus (opens in new tab) · Alabama Goodwill Industries
- Alabama Goodwill lists Pelham Parkway Donation Drive Thru at 3310 Pelham Pkwy, ZIP 35124, phone 205-545-4899. 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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