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Battery Recycling in Lawrence, KS

Household and car batteries go free, by appointment, to the City of Lawrence/Douglas County HHW facility at 2201 Kresge Road.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Lawrence

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · LawrenceNo 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. City of Lawrence/Douglas County Household Hazardous Waste FacilityDrop-off · 2201 Kresge Road, LawrenceDouglas County residentsFree
    Where

    2201 Kresge Road
    Lawrence, KS 66049

    Hours

    By appointment: Tuesday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; select Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    Cost & rules

    Batteries

    AcceptedFree (documented)
    • By appointment only; 75-pound household limit per day. Free for Douglas County households.

    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 (opens in new tab) · City of Lawrence
    • The City of Lawrence/Douglas County HHW Facility accepts hazardous waste from Douglas County households throughout the year for free, by appointment only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • All HHW facility operations are by appointment only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • There is a household drop-off weight limit of 75 pounds per day. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Car batteries are accepted as an automotive product. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Household batteries are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Qualifying Douglas County businesses may use the facility by appointment for a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • KDHE lists Douglas County's HHW program at 2201 Kresge Rd, Lawrence 66049. 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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