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Battery Recycling in Kansas City, KS

Auto batteries go free to the Wyandotte County HHW Disposal Center (2443 S. 88th St.) on its scheduled Saturdays; Dumpster Days do not take batteries.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Kansas City

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Kansas 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. Wyandotte County Household Hazardous Waste Disposal CenterCounty service · Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County residentsConditions applyFree
    How it works

    Unified Government HHW Disposal Center at 2443 South 88th Street, Kansas City, KS 66111. Free for Wyandotte County residents with proof of residency. Open on selected Saturdays 8:30 AM-1:00 PM, about monthly from April to October (2026: April 18-October 17); check the city page for next season. No electronics. The Census geocoder did not match this address (2401 S 88th St nearby is inside Kansas City city), so it is recorded as a program.

    Cost & rules
    • Open only on scheduled Saturdays (about monthly, April-October); Wyandotte County residents with proof of residency.
    • Auto batteries are listed; other battery types are not named.

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Places that don’t take batteries (1)
  • Kansas City, KS Dumpster Days · Kansas City

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

  • Dumpster Days (opens in new tab) · Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
    • Not accepted: household hazardous waste, paint, batteries, tires, refrigerators and items with Freon, construction debris and business items. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Dumpster Days is only available to Kansas City, Kansas residents, who must show proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
    • The HHW Disposal Center at 2443 South 88th Street, Kansas City, KS 66111 is open to Wyandotte County residents at no charge, with proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted items include auto batteries, used motor oil, latex and oil-based paints, paint thinner, aerosols and propane cylinders. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • In 2026 the center was open 8:30 AM-1:00 PM on selected Saturdays from April 18 to October 17. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • KDHE's HHW contact list names Wyandotte County at 2443 S. 88th St., Kansas 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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