Battery Recycling in Bedford, NH

Auto and rechargeable batteries are accepted free at the Bedford Transfer Station.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Bedford

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · BedfordNo 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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Bedford Transfer StationCity service · BedfordBedford residentsFree
How it works
Town transfer station at 77 Chubbuck Road, Bedford, NH 03110 (603-472-4563), for Bedford residents with a transfer station sticker (two per household). Open Tuesday 7 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday 6:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Item fees are paid by cash or check before disposal.
Cost & rules
- Bedford Transfer Station sticker required.
Official page (opens in new tab)

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.

Lithium-ion batteries are banned from disposal in New Hampshire; rechargeable batteries should go to an HHW collection or a retail/municipal collection box. Source: NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab)
Car (lead-acid) batteries are banned from disposal; residents can return them when buying a new one or recycle them at a scrap yard, auto shop or HHW collection. Source: NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab)

More New Hampshire rules (3)

Standard alkaline batteries can go in household trash with both ends taped. Source: NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab)
Wet-cell (lead-acid) and lithium-ion batteries are banned from New Hampshire landfills and incinerators. Source: RSA 149-M:27 Disposal Prohibited (opens in new tab)
New Hampshire classes certain batteries and CRT televisions and monitors as universal waste. Source: NHDES: Managing My Waste (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (7)

Checked October 26, 2026

RSA 149-M:27 Disposal Prohibited (opens in new tab) · New Hampshire General Court
- Wet-cell (lead-acid) and lithium-ion batteries are banned from New Hampshire landfills and incinerators. Checked October 26, 2026.
NHDES: Managing My Waste (opens in new tab) · NH Department of Environmental Services
- New Hampshire classes certain batteries and CRT televisions and monitors as universal waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
NHDES: Batteries (opens in new tab) · NH Department of Environmental Services
- Lithium-ion batteries are banned from disposal in New Hampshire; rechargeable batteries should go to an HHW collection or a retail/municipal collection box. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Car (lead-acid) batteries are banned from disposal; residents can return them when buying a new one or recycle them at a scrap yard, auto shop or HHW collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Standard alkaline batteries can go in household trash with both ends taped. Checked October 26, 2026.
Town of Bedford: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Town of Bedford
- For residents only with a valid transfer station sticker; driver's license and registration with proof of Bedford residency required; no commercial vehicles. Checked October 26, 2026.
Town of Bedford: Recycling Guide (opens in new tab) · Town of Bedford
- Auto batteries and rechargeable batteries are accepted free. Checked October 26, 2026.

“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.