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Battery Recycling in Orono, ME

Orono permit holders can drop rechargeable batteries under 11 lb at the town landfill, 1 Putnam Road.

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

5 ways to get rid of a battery in Orono

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · OronoNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
    How it works

    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. Call2Recycle rechargeable battery drop-off (Maine)Nonprofit service · MaineOpen to everyoneConditions applyFree
    How it works

    Maine law (38 M.R.S. §2165) requires battery makers to collect rechargeable batteries; Call2Recycle meets that duty. Its free drop-off sites at many town transfer stations, recycling centers and some hardware stores take all rechargeable batteries (Ni-Cd, lithium, metal hydride), cell phones and small sealed lead-acid batteries. Single-use alkaline batteries are not covered.

    Cost & rules
    • Rechargeable batteries, cell phones and small sealed lead-acid batteries only; single-use alkaline batteries are not covered.

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  3. Casella Pine Tree Transfer Station (Hampden)Pickup service · Penobscot CountyConditions applyFees apply
    How it works

    Casella's Pine Tree Transfer Station at Pine Tree Landfill, 358 Emerson Mill Road, Hampden, ME 04444 (in Hampden, not Bangor; phone 207-862-4200). Bangor's city pages send residents here for bulky waste, tires, CFC appliances, metal, universal waste and e-waste. Open Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat 7:30 a.m.–noon. Loads are weighed and residents pay a tipping fee; universal waste is dropped at the scale house for a fee. Paint and hazardous waste are refused.

    Cost & rules
    Fees
    Universal waste fee at the scale houseAmount not listed
    • Non-lithium batteries, as universal waste dropped at the scale house.

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  4. Town of Orono Landfill (1 Putnam Road)City service · OronoOrono residentsConditions apply$25
    How it works

    Orono's town-run landfill at 1 Putnam Road (off Forest Ave/Taylor Road), for waste generated in Orono by Orono taxpayers. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m.–4 p.m. April–November and every other Saturday December–March. Users need a $25 annual Resident Permit (window sticker) from the Town Office, 59 Main St, which includes two Cubic Yard Tickets; extra tickets are $25. No payment is taken at the landfill. TVs, computers, hazardous materials and paint are refused.

    Cost & rules
    Fees
    Annual Resident Permit (window sticker; includes 2 Cubic Yard Tickets)$25
    • Permit required; buy it at the Town Office or online. No payment is taken at the landfill.
    • Rechargeable batteries under 11 lb only (phones, power-tool batteries and similar).

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  5. Maine lead-acid battery retailer take-back (38 M.R.S. §1604)State program · MaineOpen to everyoneConditions applyCost not listed
    How it works

    Stores that sell car and other lead-acid batteries must accept used ones, at least as many as the new batteries you buy, and charge a $10 deposit if you don't bring one back; return the old battery within 30 days to get the $10. Lead-acid batteries may not be buried, burned or dumped in Maine.

    Cost & rules
    • Lead-acid (car) batteries only, returned where you buy a new one; you get $10 back or credit.

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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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Maine rules

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Maine DEP: Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • Call2Recycle runs a free rechargeable-battery recycling program with sites at many transfer stations and some hardware stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • It takes all rechargeable battery types, cell phones and small sealed lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Households may use Call2Recycle free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Businesses may not put rechargeable batteries in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • There is no free recycling program for single-use (alkaline) batteries in Maine; small quantities may legally go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Button cell batteries should not go in the trash; recycle them or take them to a household hazardous waste collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • In 2025 DEP sought public input on extending producer responsibility to all batteries not covered by the existing law. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1617: Battery stewardship program (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • A 2025 law (38 M.R.S. §1617) will require battery producers to join an approved battery stewardship program, starting 180 days after the first plan is approved. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: What can I recycle, and where? (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • Return your old car battery to the store where you buy the new one to get $10 back or credit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1604: Lead-acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Stores selling lead-acid batteries must accept used ones, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Lead-acid batteries may not be buried, burned or dumped. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Bangor: Disposal of Bulky Waste & Demolition Debris (opens in new tab) · City of Bangor
    • Bangor's page says Pinetree Transfer Station accepts Bangor residential bulky waste and demolition debris. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepts metal, universal waste (including non-lithium batteries and CRT TVs) and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Universal wastes go to the onsite consolidation facility, dropped at the scale house for a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Orono: Landfill (opens in new tab) · Town of Orono
    • Accepts certain waste generated in Orono by Orono taxpayers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • An annual Resident Permit (window sticker) costs $25 at the Town Office, 59 Main St. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No payment is taken at the landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Permit holders can leave scrap metal, non-freon white goods such as microwaves, and rechargeable batteries under 11 lb. Checked October 26, 2026.

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