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Battery Recycling in Chester, CT

Vehicle batteries are accepted for Chester residents at the Deep River Transfer Station.

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

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · ChesterNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
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  2. Deep River Transfer StationDrop-off · outside Chester · 220 Winthrop Road, Deep RiverChester residentsCost not listed
    Where

    220 Winthrop Road
    Deep River, CT 06417

    Hours

    Wednesday and Friday–Sunday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

    Cost & rules

    Batteries

    AcceptedCost unknown

    Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.

    • Vehicle batteries.

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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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Connecticut rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • CT DEEP: FAQs - Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    • Connecticut's Mandatory Recycling Act took effect January 1, 1991 and applies to every business, household, institution and government agency. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    • Products under Connecticut stewardship (EPR) programs: household covered electronic devices, paint, mattresses, mercury thermostats, gas cylinders and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Lead-acid and motor vehicle batteries are on DEEP's list of items banned from disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Connecticut General Assembly
    • CGS 22a-241b: everyone who generates solid waste from residential property must separate designated recyclable items from other solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No one may knowingly combine separated designated recyclables with other solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CGS 22a-256g: no one may put a used lead-acid or motor vehicle battery in mixed municipal solid waste; it must go to a retailer or wholesaler, recycling facility, secondary lead smelter, scrap metal processor or municipal collection site. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • For these sections, "battery" means a lead acid battery or a motor vehicle battery. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A buyer of a new lead-acid battery must return a used battery to the retailer or pay a $5 deposit, refunded if a used battery is returned with the receipt within 30 days. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    • Car (lead-acid) batteries may not go in the trash, be buried or be thrown in wetlands or waterways; retailers that sell them must accept them for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Battery retailers must accept up to three lead-acid batteries from a customer who is not buying a new battery; some towns take them at the transfer station. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • All rechargeable batteries (nickel-cadmium, nickel metal hydride, small sealed lead-acid, lithium ion) are accepted for recycling at many retailers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Non-rechargeable alkaline and zinc carbon batteries are not hazardous and may go in the regular trash, though The Battery Network accepts them for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Most community HHW collection events do not accept alkaline and zinc carbon batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Connecticut's battery EPR program (Public Act 25-34) begins in 2027; it excludes medical-device and motor vehicle batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Leftover household hazardous waste should go to a local HHW collection center or one-day collection event. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CT DEEP: Managing Household Batteries (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    • Nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries are a mandatory recyclable in Connecticut. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Battery Network: Connecticut (opens in new tab) · The Battery Network (Call2Recycle)
    • The Battery Network says Connecticut's battery stewardship law takes effect January 1, 2027, requiring producers to fund free collection and recycling of portable and medium-format batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CT DEEP: Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    • The battery law covers small and medium format batteries up to 25 pounds, including rechargeable and nonrechargeable alkaline, silver oxide, zinc air, carbon-zinc and lithium metal batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    • HHW collections generally run from April to early November. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • If a town is not on DEEP's schedule, it may not be holding an HHW event this year; contact the local Department of Public Works. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • DEEP suggests checking with the local collection program for restrictions before going. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Deep River: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Town of Deep River
    • A current Resident sticker is required, issued by the Town Clerk on showing a vehicle registration with Deep River as the tax town. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Chester: FY2026-2027 agreement with Deep River for limited bulky waste disposal (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Town of Chester · effective July 1, 2026
    • Chester residents whose vehicle displays a Chester Public Access sticker may dispose of materials at the Deep River Transfer Station, but not household trash or single-stream recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tires and vehicle batteries are acceptable items. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Chester: Waste Disposal (opens in new tab) · Town of Chester
    • No household garbage or single-stream recycling is accepted from Chester residents at the Deep River Transfer Station; by ordinance Chester residents must have a private hauler. Checked October 26, 2026.

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