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Battery Recycling in Junction City, KS

All batteries are accepted free from Geary County residents at the HHW & Recycling Center on E 8th Street in Junction City.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Junction City

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Junction CityNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
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    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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  2. Geary County Household Hazardous Waste & Recycling CenterDrop-off · 304 E 8th Street, Junction CityGeary County residentsFree
    Where

    304 E 8th Street
    Junction City, KS 66441

    Hours

    Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4 PM; 2nd Saturday of the month 8 AM-2 PM

    Cost & rules

    Batteries

    AcceptedFree (documented)
    • Free for Geary County residents. Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4 PM, 2nd Saturday 8 AM-2 PM; check in with an attendant.

    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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Kansas rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Household Hazardous Waste & Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · Geary County
    • Open Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4 PM and the 2nd Saturday of the month 8 AM-2 PM. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The HHW and Recycling area is a free program to Geary County residents; commercial businesses are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Commercial businesses are excluded from the HHW program. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted HHW items include paint, furniture polish, turpentine, stains and all batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • KDHE lists Geary County's HHW contact in Junction City. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
    • Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Not every Kansas HHW program takes lithium-ion batteries: nine took none in SFY 2024. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • KDHE: Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) Disposal (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
    • KDHE tells the public to contact their local household hazardous waste facility about recycling and safe disposal of lithium-ion batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE says not to remove built-in rechargeable batteries; if a battery does not come out easily, recycle the whole device. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE says to tape battery terminals or bag each battery separately before storage or transport. Checked October 26, 2026.

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