Battery Recycling in Dover, NH

Car, boat, lithium, NiCad and other rechargeable batteries go to the Dover Recycling Center.

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

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Dover

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · DoverNo 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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Dover Recycling Center (265 Mast Road)City service · DoverCost not listed
How it works
City of Dover Community Services drop-off Recycling Center at 265 Mast Road, Dover. Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (extra Sunday hours in November–early December). Checks and credit cards only. Annual Recycling Center permits are free from the City Clerk’s Office. No padded bulky items (couches, mattresses, box springs) or trash.
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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

New Hampshire rules

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 (9)

Where this information comes from

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.
City of Dover: Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · City of Dover
- Automobile, boat, motorcycle, lawn tractor, lithium, NiCad and rechargeable batteries are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Dover: Talking Trash brochure (opens in new tab) · City of Dover
- Recycling Center permits are issued annually at the City Clerk’s Office. Checked October 26, 2026.
- There is no charge for a Recycling Center permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bring vehicle registration and ID for a permit. Checked October 26, 2026.

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