Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! (RYBC)

Christine Sinclair dropping off used batteries in Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! cylinder.

Keep Batteries out of the Trash and Recycling Bins

Batteries should NEVER be placed in the trash or regular recycling bins, as they can become damaged and cause fires at waste processing facilities.

Construction Worker Dropping Off Batteries

Collect, protect, and drop off your batteries every 3 months

The how, what, why and where of household battery recycling.

Dad, mom and daughter protecting batteries

Battery safety

It is everyone’s responsibility to recycle their batteries safely.

An e-bike on the mountain with a British Columbia flag.

BC E-Transport Recycling

In British Columbia, we offer a simple and safe way to ensure your entire e-bike is recycled responsibly when it reaches the end of its life.

The battery recycling journey

Learn more about the lifecycle of a battery.

Used alkaline batteries lie in the soil where plants grow. Concept of environmental pollution with toxic household waste

The environmental impact of recycling used batteries

Positive change that goes a long way.

Enter the Battery Blitz Contest

Earth Rangers and Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! – A winning combination.

Our Impact in Canada

Batteries collected in 2024

6,800,000 kg

Batteries collected since 1997

50,000,000 kg

Participating drop-off locations

14,800

Environmental Impact

Our Partners

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What batteries can be recycled?

Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! manages the collection and recycling of single-use and rechargeable dry-cell household batteries (weighing up to 5 kg each).

Damaged, defective, and recalled batteries (DDR)

What to do with damaged or defective batteries.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Recycling News

Recycle Your Batteries, Yukon!

Hey, Yukon! It’s time to Collect, Protect, and Drop Off your used batteries! The Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program, powered by Call2Recycle, is being launched across the Yukon Territory, offering you access to a growing network of convenient battery drop-off locations at leading retailers, municipal facilities and public ...

Celebrating the Winners of our 2025 Earth Month Contest

April 2025 was a month of meaningful environmental action as Canadians joined us in celebrating Earth Month. From April 1 to 30, thousands of participants dropped off their used batteries, earning a chance to win great cash prizes.

Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! team playing Go Smarty Game

Game On! City of Hamilton Elevates Its Battery Recycling Game

Battery recycling in Hamilton is now easier – and more fun – for residents of all ages, thanks to the partnership between the City of Hamilton and Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!

Recycle You Batteries, Canada! staff standing in front of the branded booth with battery collection box, cylinder and cubes.

Join Us at Toronto’s Community Environment Days

Hey Toronto! Ready to clear out the clutter and do something good for the planet? From May through August, Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! will be attending several of the City of Toronto’s Community Environment Days, and we’d love to see you there!

Celebrating the Fall 2024 Battery Blitz Winners

Recently, Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!, helped celebrate with some of the winners of the Fall 2024 Edition of the Battery Blitz School Mission Contest. The contest, arranged with our incredible partner, Earth Rangers, was held in October of 2024 across three provinces, ...

Keep Batteries out of the Trash and Recycling Bins

Batteries should NEVER be placed in the trash or regular recycling bins, as they can become damaged and cause fires at waste processing facilities.