Battery Recycling in Gallup, NM
Batteries of all types go to the RSWA transfer station at 107 Hasler Valley Road, the only Gallup recycling site that takes them.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
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.
New Mexico rules
- NMED counts batteries as household hazardous waste and directs residents to their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program for disposal. Source: NMED Resource Recovery Bureau: Diverting from Landfills (opens in new tab)
- New Mexico has no single statewide recycling program; NMED says recycling programs vary by community and residents should contact their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program. Source: NMED Resource Recovery Bureau: Diverting from Landfills (opens in new tab)
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- NMED Resource Recovery Bureau: Diverting from Landfills (opens in new tab) · New Mexico Environment Department
- New Mexico has no single statewide recycling program; NMED says recycling programs vary by community and residents should contact their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NMED counts batteries as household hazardous waste and directs residents to their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program for disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Gallup: Recycling in Gallup (opens in new tab) · City of Gallup
- The RSWA Regional Transfer Station at 107 Hasler Valley Road is open Monday through Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Only the RSWA Transfer Station accepts batteries of all types. Checked October 26, 2026.
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