Battery Recycling in Kenai, AK
Household batteries go to the recycling area at the Kenai Transfer Facility; vehicle batteries (10 a year) go to the Central Peninsula Landfill.
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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.
Alaska rules
- Alaska DEC guidance says lead-acid batteries are hazardous waste and are not allowed for disposal in landfills; they should be stored and shipped out for recycling. Source: Alaska DEC: Solid Waste Management in Rural Alaska, 5.11 Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Alaska DEC: Solid Waste Management in Rural Alaska, 5.11 Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
- Alaska DEC guidance says lead-acid batteries are hazardous waste and are not allowed for disposal in landfills; they should be stored and shipped out for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KPB Solid Waste: Locations & Hours (opens in new tab) · Kenai Peninsula Borough
- At CPL and Homer, residential customers are only charged for vehicles/boats/trailers, kitchen grease and asbestos. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kenai Transfer Facility: 2410 Redoubt Street, Kenai. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kenai Transfer Facility: daily 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; closed Sundays Oct 1–Apr 30. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The borough lists 'Fees: None' for the Kenai, Nikiski and Sterling transfer facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No loads larger than a 1-ton pickup (3 cubic yards); no more than 2 pickup loads per week per source. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The recycling area takes household batteries and uncontaminated used motor oil. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KPB Solid Waste: Fees & Payments (opens in new tab) · Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Waste generated outside the borough is accepted at higher rates. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KPB Solid Waste Disposal Guidance (opens in new tab) · Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Household batteries go in designated containers at CPL, HTF, STF and the Kenai, Nikiski and Sterling transfer facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Vehicle batteries go in totes at CPL, HTF and STF, limited to 10 per year per source. Checked October 26, 2026.
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