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Battery Recycling in Hillsborough, NJ

Hillsborough sends lithium and rechargeable batteries to Somerset County HHW days, two of which are held on Roycefield Road in town.

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

3 ways to get rid of a battery in Hillsborough

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · HillsboroughNo 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. Somerset County Household Hazardous Waste DaysCounty service · Somerset CountySomerset County residentsConditions applyFree
    How it works

    Five county household hazardous waste drop-off events a year, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., for Somerset County residents with proof of residency (2026 sites include the South County Public Works Garage, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, on June 13 and October 17). Takes oil-based paint, rechargeable, button-cell and car batteries and other household chemicals. Latex paint is not listed.

    Cost & rules
    • Rechargeable, button-cell and wet-cell car batteries. Five event days a year.

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  3. New Jersey lead acid battery retailer take-back (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-199 et seq.)State program · New JerseyOpen to everyoneConditions applyCost not listed
    How it works

    Under the 1991 lead acid battery law, every retailer of vehicle, aviation or marine lead acid batteries must accept a used one from the public during business hours when it is offered in exchange with the sale of a new battery, and must post a notice saying so. Lead acid batteries may not be thrown away.

    Cost & rules
    • Vehicle, aviation and marine lead acid batteries only.
    • The store must take a used lead acid battery during business hours when you offer it in exchange with the purchase of a new one. The law does not say whether there is a charge.

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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  • Somerset County: Household Hazardous Waste Days (2026) (opens in new tab) · County of Somerset
    • Somerset County hazardous waste collection gives residents and farmers a cost-free way to dispose of household hazardous items; residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Five HHW events are held each year; in 2026 two are at the South County Public Works Garage, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough (June 13 and October 17). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Somerset HHW accepts rechargeable and button-cell batteries, wet-cell car batteries and oil-based paint only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hillsborough Township: Electronic Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · Township of Hillsborough
    • Household batteries are not accepted with e-waste; lithium and rechargeable batteries should go to the Household Hazardous Waste drop-off. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
    • Under the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (P.L.1987, c.102, as amended), each county adopts a district recycling plan to implement the State Recycling Plan goals. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
    • Each county plan designates the materials every municipality must source separate: leaves plus at least three other recyclable materials. The statute does not name a fixed statewide list beyond leaves. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
    • Municipalities adopt recycling ordinances under the county plan and may limit collection of designated recyclables to set hours. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
    • Statutory targets: recycle at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream and 60% of the total solid waste stream (by 1995). Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
    • A county plan may require municipalities to add used dry cell batteries as a designated recyclable material. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-200 Disposal of used lead acid battery (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • No one may dispose of a used lead acid battery as solid waste in New Jersey. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
    • A used lead acid battery may go to a battery retailer or wholesaler, a secondary lead smelter, a scrap processing facility that takes them, or a county household hazardous waste collection site. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-205 Solid waste collector not to collect used lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • Licensed garbage collectors may not knowingly collect lead acid batteries put out as trash and may refuse a container holding one. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-201 Retailers to accept used lead acid battery (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • Every lead acid battery retailer (and wholesaler) must accept a used lead acid battery from the public during business hours when offered in exchange with the sale of a new one. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-199 Definitions (lead acid batteries) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • Lead acid batteries here are storage batteries designed for motor vehicles, aviation equipment or marine vessels. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-204 Retailer to display notice that lead acid batteries may be recycled (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • Retailers must post a notice: lead acid batteries can be recycled there, discarding an automotive or marine lead acid battery is illegal, and state law requires them to accept one with a new battery purchase. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.69 Disposal of used nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries as solid waste, prohibited (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • No one may knowingly dispose of used nickel-cadmium or sealed lead rechargeable batteries as solid waste. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
    • Household nickel-cadmium and sealed lead rechargeable batteries may be returned to a retailer (unless the manufacturer plan says otherwise), taken to a county HHW collection site, or put out under the municipal recycling ordinance where batteries are designated. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.68 Disposal of mercuric oxide batteries as solid waste, prohibited (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • No one may knowingly dispose of used mercuric oxide batteries as solid waste. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.60 Dry Cell Battery Management Act: findings, declarations (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
    • The Dry Cell Battery Management Act requires counties to include used dry cell battery collection in their existing household hazardous waste collection programs. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).

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