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Battery Recycling in Ruston, LA

Lead-acid, NiCad and alkaline batteries are taken at the 2nd-Saturday collection at 2609 S. Farmerville St.

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

3 ways to get rid of a battery in Ruston

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · RustonNo 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. Ruston Hazardous Waste Material Collection and Recycling (2nd Saturday)City service · RustonCost not listed
    How it works

    Monthly collection on the 2nd Saturday, 8:30-11:30 a.m., at the Public Works drop-off location, 2609 S. Farmerville St., Ruston (Census: inside Ruston city). Takes electronics, batteries, tires, paint, appliances, furniture and paper/cardboard.

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  3. Louisiana lead acid battery retailer take-back (R.S. 30:2420)State program · LouisianaOpen to everyoneConditions applyCost not listed
    How it works

    Anyone selling lead acid batteries at retail in Louisiana must accept used lead acid batteries from customers at the point of transfer, at least as many as the new batteries bought, and post a notice saying so. Lead acid batteries may not go in household trash. The law does not say whether a store must take a battery without a purchase or whether it may charge.

    Cost & rules
    • Lead acid batteries only (such as car and other motor vehicle batteries), taken where you buy new ones. The law does not say whether a store must take one without a purchase or whether it may charge.
    • Lead acid batteries may not go in household trash. They must go to a battery retailer or wholesaler, an authorized collection or recycling facility, or a permitted smelter.

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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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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Solid Waste Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Ruston
    • Household hazardous items are taken the 2nd Saturday of each month at 2609 S. Farmerville St., 8:30-11:30 a.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Lead-acid, NiCad and alkaline batteries are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
    • No one may knowingly put a lead acid battery in mixed solid waste or dispose of it except by delivering it to an automotive battery retailer or wholesaler, an authorized collection or recycling facility, or a permitted secondary lead smelter. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Lead acid batteries may also go to a collection or recycling facility authorized under Louisiana law, or to an EPA-permitted secondary lead smelter. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Automotive battery retailers may pass used lead acid batteries only to a wholesaler's agent, a battery manufacturer for smelting, or an authorized collection or recycling facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2420: Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
    • Anyone selling lead acid batteries at retail must accept used lead acid batteries offered by customers at the point of transfer, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Battery sellers must post a notice saying state law requires them to accept used motor vehicle and other lead acid batteries for recycling in exchange for new batteries purchased. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The required store notice states that it is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other lead acid battery. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
    • LDEQ's Universal Waste Program covers common hazardous wastes such as batteries, mercury-containing equipment, fluorescent bulbs and consumer electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • LDEQ names batteries among the household hazardous items collected at Household Hazardous Waste Days. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
    • LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Checked October 26, 2026.

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