Battery Recycling in Sisters, OR
Auto batteries are free to recycle at the Northwest Transfer Station near Sisters; no cracked or leaking batteries.
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.
Oregon rules
- DEQ says never to put batteries (rechargeable or single-use) in the recycling bin; take them to a hazardous waste facility or collection event. Source: Oregon DEQ: Recycle Right! (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
More Oregon rules (14)
- Lead-acid battery retailers must accept used batteries of the same type from customers, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: Enrolled House Bill 4144 (2026): battery producer responsibility (opens in new tab)
- Under HB 4144 (2026), the battery producer responsibility program must be operational by July 1, 2029. Source: Enrolled House Bill 4144 (2026): battery producer responsibility (opens in new tab)
- 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). Source: Enrolled House Bill 4144 (2026): battery producer responsibility (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
- Disposal sites may still accept and store these banned items for recycling or recovery. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
- The Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582, 2021) took effect Jan. 1, 2022, and recycling program changes started in July 2025. Source: Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab)
- Under the RMA, producers of packaged items, paper products and food serviceware pay for many recycling system improvements. Source: Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab)
- From July 1, 2025, local governments began moving to one consistent list of materials collected curbside and at depots. Source: Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab)
- In Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, DEQ refers residents to RecycleOrNot.org or the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000. Source: Oregon DEQ: Recycle Right! (opens in new tab)
- DEQ says household hazardous waste should not go down the sink, on the ground, down a storm drain or in the garbage. Source: Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEQ lists pesticides, herbicides, solvents, fuels, paints, motor oil, antifreeze and mercury-containing wastes as household hazardous waste. Source: Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEQ keeps a county list of locally sponsored HHW programs, including permanent collection facilities. Source: Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (19)
Where this information comes from
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.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Recycling - What Can I Recycle? (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Deschutes County lists items that are free to recycle at all Transfer Station Recycling Centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Free items include auto batteries (no cracked or leaking batteries). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Hours & Locations (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Northwest Transfer Station & Recycling Center: 68200 Fryrear Road, ZIP 97759; Wednesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
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