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Fall Curbside Battery Collection

Don’t miss your chance to dispose of your batteries safely and conveniently with our fall curbside battery collection.

It’s a great way to prevent single-use batteries from going to landfill – and help us meet the Region’s new 75 per cent waste diversion target.

Eligible batteries

You can:

set out single-use household batteries, such as A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9 volt and button cell, and

single-use household batteries, such as A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9 volt and button cell, and take all of your other batteries to one of Peel’s six Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) for free year-round drop-off.

You should ALWAYS take your cell phone or its battery to a CRC as these items can cause fires in our collection trucks and processing system.

How curbside battery collection works

You should have received a special Battery Collection plastic bag to collect your batteries that was distributed to your home in late September. If you didn’t– or need more – you can pick them up at any CRC or at one of the Access Peel receptionist desks at 7120 Hurontario Street and 10 Peel Centre Drive. You can also use regular zip-locked bags.

Place your batteries in the bag, seal it, and place it on TOP of your closed green organics cart for your collection day during your recycling week from Nov. 7 – 18.

If you miss this special fall collection, you can take your single-use household batteries to any CRC or drop them in any battery drop-off barrel you find in libraries, city halls and community centres.

For more information – and a video demonstrating the battery set-out – check peelregion/waste