Battery Recycling in Kearney, NE

Kearney's Household Hazardous Waste building at 3620 Box Butte Avenue takes car and rechargeable batteries; the landfill does not accept 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 Kearney

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · KearneyNo 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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City of Kearney Household Hazardous Waste ProgramCity service · KearneyCost not listed
How it works
City HHW building at 3620 Box Butte Avenue, Kearney (ZIP 68847), open Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with a drop-off site available 24/7. Takes car and rechargeable batteries, motor oil, lawn chemicals, thinners and similar products; commercial hazardous waste is not accepted. Coordinator (308) 233-3208.
Cost & rules
- Car batteries and rechargeable batteries are listed.
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Places that don’t take batteries (1)

Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill · Buffalo County

Before you go

Tape the terminals of lithium and rechargeable batteries before transport.
Keep damaged, swollen or leaking batteries separate and tell the operator.
Ask which battery types are accepted; car batteries often go somewhere different.

More about batteries

Nebraska rules

Land disposal of lead-acid batteries (and waste oil) is prohibited in Nebraska. Source: Nebraska Revised Statute 13-2039: Land disposal of certain solid wastes; prohibited (opens in new tab)
Lead-acid batteries are not allowed at landfills and should go to a vendor or battery recycling service. Source: Can I throw this away? (NDEE news release) (opens in new tab)

More Nebraska rules (1)

Land disposal of discarded household appliances is prohibited in Nebraska. Source: Nebraska Revised Statute 13-2039: Land disposal of certain solid wastes; prohibited (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (9)

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Nebraska Revised Statute 13-2039: Land disposal of certain solid wastes; prohibited (opens in new tab) · Nebraska Legislature
- Land disposal of lead-acid batteries (and waste oil) is prohibited in Nebraska. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Land disposal of discarded household appliances is prohibited in Nebraska. Checked October 26, 2026.
Can I throw this away? (NDEE news release) (opens in new tab) · Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment · effective June 9, 2022
- Lead-acid batteries are not allowed at landfills and should go to a vendor or battery recycling service. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Kearney: Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Kearney
- The Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill serves the citizens of Kearney and Buffalo County. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The landfill does not accept chemicals, any batteries, gas, oil, fertilizers or propane bottles. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Kearney: Landfill Rate Table (opens in new tab) · City of Kearney
- Refuse hauled from outside the service area is charged twice the listed rates. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Kearney: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Kearney
- Kearney's HHW program accepts car batteries and rechargeable batteries, among other items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Businesses that generate hazardous waste may not use the City's HHW drop-off sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents are encouraged to use the City's HHW program. Checked October 26, 2026.

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