Battery Recycling in Elkins, WV

Batteries are banned from Elkins trash and bulk pickup; the Randolph County SWA lists Elkins Metal Recycling and Tygarts Valley Transfer for automotive and industrial batteries.

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

3 ways to get rid of a battery in Elkins

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · ElkinsNo 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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Tygarts Valley Transfer Station (Beverly)Pickup service · Randolph CountyOpen to everyoneFees apply
How it works
Landfill transfer station at 47 East Dailey Road (Rt 219/250 South), Beverly, WV 26253 (the Census geocoder could not match this address), listed by the Randolph County Solid Waste Authority. Open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; fees apply. Takes household, electronic and commercial waste, including appliances, furniture, electronics, batteries and tires ($5 extra per tire).
Cost & rules
- Fees apply.
Official page (opens in new tab)
Elkins Metal Recycling (scrap metal and batteries)Pickup service · Randolph CountyConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Scrap metal recycler at 1404 15th Street, Elkins, WV 26241 (the Census geocoder could not match this address), listed by the Randolph County Solid Waste Authority. Scrap metal only, plus automotive and industrial batteries and aluminum cans. Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; phone (304) 636-3456.
Cost & rules
- Listed for automotive and industrial batteries.
Official page (opens in new tab)

Places that don’t take batteries (1)

City of Elkins free monthly bulk item pickup · Elkins

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

West Virginia rules

Lead-acid batteries may not be put in a solid waste landfill in West Virginia. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15A-22: Prohibition on the disposal of certain items (opens in new tab)
Every commercial and public landfill must offer one day a month when a non-hauler may dispose of up to one pickup truckload of residential solid waste free of all charges. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab)

More West Virginia rules (2)

The free monthly load is up to one pickup truckload; out-of-state residents qualify only if their state offers West Virginians the same. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab)
Under Public Service Commission rules, every regulated solid waste hauler must offer monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory. Source: Hancock County Commission: Bulky Goods Collection (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (11)

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

W. Va. Code §22-15A-22: Prohibition on the disposal of certain items (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- Lead-acid batteries may not be put in a solid waste landfill in West Virginia. Checked October 26, 2026.
W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- Every commercial and public landfill must offer one day a month when a non-hauler may dispose of up to one pickup truckload of residential solid waste free of all charges. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The free monthly load is up to one pickup truckload; out-of-state residents qualify only if their state offers West Virginians the same. Checked October 26, 2026.
Hancock County Commission: Bulky Goods Collection (opens in new tab) · Hancock County Commission
- Under Public Service Commission rules, every regulated solid waste hauler must offer monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Elkins: Bulk & Special Trash Pickups (opens in new tab) · City of Elkins
- Elkins sanitation customers may dispose of one bulk item per household per month at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Batteries, chemicals and other hazardous materials are prohibited from bulk pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
Randolph County SWA: Landfill & Transfer Services (opens in new tab) · Randolph County Solid Waste Authority
- Tygarts Valley Transfer takes household, electronic and commercial solid waste from WV residents for transport to a landfill; fees apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted items include appliances, furniture, tires (extra $5 per tire), electronics, batteries and cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Fees apply at Tygarts Valley Transfer. Checked October 26, 2026.
Randolph County SWA: Specialty Disposal (opens in new tab) · Randolph County Solid Waste Authority
- Automotive and industrial batteries can be recycled at Elkins Metal Recycling and Tygarts Valley Transfer (and at Advance Auto / AutoZone). Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Elkins: Recycling Glass and Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Elkins
- Elkins only takes glass and yard waste at its drop-off and refers residents to the Randolph County SWA for electronics, cardboard, tires and batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.

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