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Battery Recycling in Gainesville, GA

The Hall County Recycling Center takes car, lawnmower and rechargeable lithium batteries free. Alkaline batteries can go in household trash.

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

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  2. Hall County Recycling CenterDrop-off · 1008 Chestnut Street, GainesvilleConditions applyFree
    Where

    1008 Chestnut Street
    Gainesville, GA 30501

    Hours

    Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

    Cost & rules

    Batteries

    Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
    • Car and lawnmower batteries and rechargeable lithium batteries; alkaline batteries are not accepted.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

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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Georgia rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Resource Recovery Division - Hall County (opens in new tab) · Hall County Government
    • Listed items are accepted at the Recycling Center at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted items include cardboard, electronics (e-waste and flat TVs), scrap metal, car and lawnmower batteries and rechargeable lithium batteries; old tube TVs are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics - Hall County Resource Recovery Division (opens in new tab) · Hall County Government
    • Tube TVs and monitors, devices containing Freon and alkaline batteries are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Subject 391-3-4: Solid Waste Management (incl. Rule 391-3-4-.04 General and Rule 391-3-4-.19 Scrap and Used Tire Management) (opens in new tab) · Georgia Secretary of State (Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia)
    • Georgia's solid waste rules specifically prohibit five wastes from solid waste disposal facilities: lead acid batteries, liquid waste in landfills (with exceptions), regulated hazardous waste, radioactive waste and PCB waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Lead acid batteries may not be disposed of at any solid waste disposal facility in Georgia, and anyone who disposes of or accepts a prohibited waste violates the rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Battery Network (formerly Call2Recycle): home page and state recycling laws list (opens in new tab) · The Battery Network (Call2Recycle, Inc.)
    • Georgia is not on The Battery Network's (formerly Call2Recycle) list of states with battery recycling laws (Connecticut, Illinois, Nebraska, New York, Vermont, Washington, Washington D.C., Wisconsin). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Georgia Environmental Protection Division
    • State and federal law exempt homeowners from hazardous waste rules, so household hazardous waste may legally go in the garbage, but only as solids: garbage trucks may not pick up liquid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EPD says household hazardous waste should not be poured down the drain, and liquids may not go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EPD says reuse and recycling options for household hazardous waste in Georgia are extremely limited. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EPD points residents to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) in Atlanta and Athens, which accepts many household hazardous wastes (some fees may apply). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EPD tells residents to ask their city or county recycling or waste department about local amnesty days. Checked October 26, 2026.

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