Battery Recycling in Sherwood, OR

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Pride Disposal & Recycling: Recycling drop-off location (Pride's Recycling Depot) (opens in new tab) · Pride Disposal & Recycling
  • Pride's Recycling Depot is at 13910 SW Tualatin Sherwood Rd, open Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Auto batteries are accepted free. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Home batteries: $2.00 per quart, $2 minimum. Checked October 26, 2026.
• ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab) · Oregon State Legislature
  • ORS 459.247 bars disposing of, and disposal sites from knowingly accepting, discarded large home appliances, used oil, tires, lead-acid batteries and covered electronic devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Disposal sites may still accept and store these banned items for recycling or recovery. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A used lead-acid battery may not go in mixed municipal waste; it must go to a battery retailer or wholesaler, an authorized collection or recycling facility, or a permitted secondary lead smelter. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Lead-acid battery retailers must accept used batteries of the same type from customers, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sellers must post a sign saying lead-acid batteries cannot go in household waste and must be recycled, and that the dealer takes back used batteries of the same type. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Recycle Right! (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • DEQ says never to put batteries (rechargeable or single-use) in the recycling bin; take them to a hazardous waste facility or collection event. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • In Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, DEQ refers residents to RecycleOrNot.org or the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Enrolled House Bill 4144 (2026): battery producer responsibility (opens in new tab) · Oregon State Legislature
  • House Bill 4144 (2026) requires a battery producer responsibility organization to submit its first program plan to DEQ by Sept. 1, 2028, and the program must be operational by July 1, 2029. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under HB 4144 (2026), the battery producer responsibility program must be operational by July 1, 2029. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • HB 4144 (2026) adds a rule that a person may not knowingly dispose of a covered battery in mixed municipal solid waste (effective date not stated on the pages checked). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • The Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582, 2021) took effect Jan. 1, 2022, and recycling program changes started in July 2025. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under the RMA, producers of packaged items, paper products and food serviceware pay for many recycling system improvements. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • From July 1, 2025, local governments began moving to one consistent list of materials collected curbside and at depots. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • DEQ says household hazardous waste should not go down the sink, on the ground, down a storm drain or in the garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ lists pesticides, herbicides, solvents, fuels, paints, motor oil, antifreeze and mercury-containing wastes as household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ keeps a county list of locally sponsored HHW programs, including permanent collection facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.

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