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Battery Recycling in Manhattan, KS

All household and car batteries are taken by Riley County HHW, at its Tuttle Creek Blvd. facility or the monthly trailer at Howie's Recycling in Manhattan; tape non-alkaline terminals.

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

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  2. Riley County Household Hazardous Waste Facility (Big Lakes Regional HHW)County service · Riley CountyRiley County residentsCost not listed
    How it works

    Permanent household hazardous waste facility at 6245 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS 66503 (Census: unincorporated Wildcat township, Riley County), open Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-5 pm and Friday 7:30 am-noon; a mobile trailer also collects at Howie's Recycling, 625 S. 10th Street in Manhattan, on the second Saturday of each month 8 am-noon. Takes paints, pesticides, motor oil and all batteries; no tires or e-waste. Host of the 11-county Big Lakes Regional HHW program. Phone 785-539-3202.

    Cost & rules
    • Facility open Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-5 pm, Friday 7:30 am-noon; mobile trailer at Howie's Recycling (625 S. 10th St., Manhattan) second Saturdays 8 am-noon (no truck/trailer loads).
    • Before you go: Tape the terminals of all batteries except alkaline (clear tape preferred).

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Places that don’t take batteries (1)
  • Riley County Transfer Station · Riley County

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) · Riley County
    • Hours Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-5 pm, Friday 7:30 am-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Riley County hosts the 11-county Big Lakes Regional HHW program: Riley, Clay, Geary, Dickinson, Pottawatomie, Marshall, Nemaha, Morris, Marion, Washington and Wabaunsee. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Riley County businesses may bring many hazardous items for a disposal fee, by appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Types of Waste Accepted (opens in new tab) · Riley County
    • The facility accepts hazardous waste from all households and farmers living in Riley County. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • All batteries including household and car batteries are accepted (not electric car batteries). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Howie's Saturday Collections (opens in new tab) · Riley County
    • The HHW mobile trailer collects at Howie's Recycling, 625 South 10th Street, Manhattan, on the second Saturday of each month 8 a.m.-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No truck/trailer loads or business waste at the Howie's collection; bring larger loads to the permanent facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Riley County
    • Riley County lists the HHW facility and Howie's Recycling (625 S 10th, Manhattan) as battery recycling locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tape the terminals of all battery types except alkaline. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Policies & Procedures (opens in new tab) · Riley County
    • Riley County does not accept batteries at the transfer station (see HHW). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Solid Waste (opens in new tab) · Riley County
    • The Solid Waste Division of Riley County Public Works handles storage and disposal of solid waste in Riley County. 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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