Battery Recycling in Post Falls, ID
Batteries are not accepted in Post Falls curbside recycling carts; Kootenai County transfer stations recycle automobile and rechargeable household batteries from residents.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
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.
Idaho rules
- DEQ says many county landfills collect batteries and other household hazardous items separately and refers residents to their county solid waste department. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
- Idaho counties must make sure residents have adequate household waste disposal options; household waste goes through transfer stations to authorized municipal solid waste landfills. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
More Idaho rules (1)
- Household hazardous waste is exempt from Idaho hazardous waste regulations; DEQ tells residents to check with their county, public health district or local landfill for collection. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential (household) hazardous waste (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (8)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab) · Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Idaho counties must make sure residents have adequate household waste disposal options; household waste goes through transfer stations to authorized municipal solid waste landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ says many county landfills collect batteries and other household hazardous items separately and refers residents to their county solid waste department. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Idaho DEQ: Residential (household) hazardous waste (opens in new tab) · Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Household hazardous waste is exempt from Idaho hazardous waste regulations; DEQ tells residents to check with their county, public health district or local landfill for collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kootenai County Solid Waste Handbook (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kootenai County
- Residents who have paid the annual Kootenai County solid waste residential fee can use the transfer stations; staff ask for proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kootenai County Solid Waste: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Kootenai County
- The transfer stations recycle automobile and rechargeable household batteries and corrugated cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Automobile and household batteries cannot be accepted from commercial sources. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Post Falls: Utility Billing Division (opens in new tab) · City of Post Falls
- Cardboard is accepted in the city recycling cart; batteries are not. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Garbage is collected weekly and single-stream recycling every other week. Checked October 26, 2026.
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