Jay Reynolds, Director of Public Works, has partnered with Battery Recycling Services to launch a new single-use battery recycling program at the Town Recycling Center. 

"We are Battery Recycling Services LLC and are extremely excited to be partnering with your Recycling Center.  Together, we will recycle your used household batteries.  Yes, you can now keep them out of your trash and ultimately out of your landfill!  BRS is using the technology leader to recycle your used household batteries.  This means that 95% of each batter will be recycled with a material purity of 99%.  The recovered material will be used to either make new batteries or some other product/s.  We are closing the loop by making household battery consumption sustainable," Bill Dow, Battery Recycling Services.

The new collection bin is located next to the main building at the Recycling Center, where the rechargeable battery recycling droppoff is also located.  Residents may now bring the following used batteries for recycling:

Look for the following label at the Recycling Center:

Battery Recycling Services collects used batteries placed in the designated recycling collector and transports them to manufacturers.  The manufacturers re-use the existing raw materials to make new batteries from the recycled material.