How To Dispose Of Batteries In Illinois. The Northern six townships Geneva and Mill Creek may include batteries in your household hazardous waste collection. All rechargeable batteries including auto batteries and devices with built-in rechargeable batteries can be dropped off at the City of Chicagos Household Chemical and Computer Recycling Facility HCCRF for recycling.
Place a piece of non-conductive clear tape over the ends to prevent any current transfer. Previous environmental hazards associated with alkaline batteries were due to their mercury content. Most communities have household hazardous waste HHW collection sites.
Used motor oil can be re-refined.
Many local solid waste districts host collection events for residents to drop off batteries. Battery has become as the necessity in daily life. The Federal Battery Management Act of 1996 phased out the use of mercury in alkaline batteries and today few if any alkaline batteries. You can also bag each battery individually instead of taping the ends.
