Which councils collect batteries from home?
As of 24 Oct 2026. Worked out from each council's own published rules.
Household batteries, usually in a clear bag on top of a bin. Here's which councils collect them from your home, and where they go if yours doesn't.
England
103 of 294 councils collect batteries from home, and 2 more if you ask.
Collected from home (103)
- Adur
- Barnet
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Blaby
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolsover
- Bracknell Forest
- Bristol
- Broadland
- Bromley
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridge
- Camden
- Central Bedfordshire
- Cheltenham
- Cherwell
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cotswold
- Crawley
- Croydon
- Derbyshire Dales
- Doncaster
- Dorset
- Dover
- Ealing
- East Devon
- Eastleigh
- Elmbridge
- Epping Forest
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Forest of Dean
- Fylde
- Gedling
- Guildford
- Harlow
- Hastings
- Havering
- Herefordshire
- Horsham
- Hyndburn
- Lambeth
- Lancaster
- Melton
- Mid Devon
- Mid Sussex
- Milton Keynes
- Mole Valley
- Newark and Sherwood
- North East Derbyshire
- North Somerset
- North Warwickshire
- North West Leicestershire
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Pendle
- Peterborough
- Portsmouth
- Preston
- Reading
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Rother
- Runnymede
- Rushcliffe
- Rushmoor
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Gloucestershire
- South Hams
- South Oxfordshire
- South Staffordshire
- Spelthorne
- St Albans
- Stafford
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Stroud
- Surrey Heath
- Tandridge
- Teignbridge
- Telford and Wrekin
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Torbay
- Tunbridge Wells
- Vale of White Horse
- Waltham Forest
- Warwick
- Wealden
- West Berkshire
- West Devon
- West Northamptonshire
- West Oxfordshire
- Wiltshire
- Winchester
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Woking
- Wolverhampton
- Worthing
- Wychavon
- Wyre
Collected if you ask (2)
- Sutton
- Waverley
Not collected from home (189)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Amber Valley | Recycling centre |
| Arun | Recycling centre |
| Ashfield | Banks or drop-off points |
| Ashford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Babergh | Recycling centre |
| Barking and Dagenham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Barnsley | Recycling centre |
| Basildon | Banks or drop-off points |
| Basingstoke and Deane | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bassetlaw | Recycling centre |
| Bedford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bexley | Banks or drop-off points |
| Birmingham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bolton | Recycling centre |
| Boston | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bradford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Braintree | Banks or drop-off points |
| Breckland | Banks or drop-off points |
| Brent | Banks or drop-off points |
| Brentwood | Recycling centre |
| Brighton and Hove | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bromsgrove | Recycling centre |
| Broxbourne | Recycling centre |
| Broxtowe | Recycling centre |
| Burnley | Recycling centre |
| Bury | Recycling centre |
| Calderdale | Banks or drop-off points |
| Cannock Chase | Banks or drop-off points |
| Canterbury | Banks or drop-off points |
| Castle Point | Banks or drop-off points |
| Charnwood | Recycling centre |
| Chelmsford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Cheshire East | Banks or drop-off points |
| Chesterfield | Recycling centre |
| Chichester | Recycling centre |
| Chorley | Recycling centre |
| City of London | Banks or drop-off points |
| Colchester | Banks or drop-off points |
| Cornwall | Recycling centre |
| County Durham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Coventry | Banks or drop-off points |
| Cumberland | Recycling centre |
| Dacorum | Banks or drop-off points |
| Darlington | Banks or drop-off points |
| Dartford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Derby | Banks or drop-off points |
| Dudley | Recycling centre |
| East Cambridgeshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| East Hampshire | Recycling centre |
| East Hertfordshire | Recycling centre |
| East Lindsey | Recycling centre |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Recycling centre |
| East Staffordshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| East Suffolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| Eastbourne | Banks or drop-off points |
| Enfield | Recycling centre |
| Epsom and Ewell | Recycling centre |
| Erewash | Banks or drop-off points |
| Exeter | Banks or drop-off points |
| Fareham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Fenland | Banks or drop-off points |
| Gateshead | Recycling centre |
| Gloucester | Banks or drop-off points |
| Gosport | Banks or drop-off points |
| Gravesham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Great Yarmouth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Greenwich | Recycling centre |
| Hackney | Banks or drop-off points |
| Halton | Recycling centre |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Harborough | Banks or drop-off points |
| Haringey | Banks or drop-off points |
| Harrow | Recycling centre |
| Hart | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hartlepool | Recycling centre |
| Havant | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hertsmere | Banks or drop-off points |
| High Peak | Recycling centre |
| Hillingdon | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hounslow | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hull | Banks or drop-off points |
| Huntingdonshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Ipswich | Banks or drop-off points |
| Isle of Wight | Recycling centre |
| Isles of Scilly | Banks or drop-off points |
| Islington | Banks or drop-off points |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Banks or drop-off points |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| Kingston upon Thames | Banks or drop-off points |
| Kirklees | Banks or drop-off points |
| Knowsley | Recycling centre |
| Leeds | Banks or drop-off points |
| Leicester | Recycling centre |
| Lewes | Banks or drop-off points |
| Lewisham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Lichfield | Banks or drop-off points |
| Lincoln | Recycling centre |
| Liverpool | Recycling centre |
| Luton | Banks or drop-off points |
| Maidstone | Banks or drop-off points |
| Maldon | Recycling centre |
| Malvern Hills | Recycling centre |
| Manchester | Recycling centre |
| Mansfield | Recycling centre |
| Medway | Banks or drop-off points |
| Merton | Banks or drop-off points |
| Mid Suffolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| Middlesbrough | Recycling centre |
| New Forest | Recycling centre |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Banks or drop-off points |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Recycling centre |
| Newham | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Devon | Banks or drop-off points |
| North East Lincolnshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Hertfordshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Kesteven | Recycling centre |
| North Lincolnshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Norfolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Northamptonshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Tyneside | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Yorkshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Northumberland | Recycling centre |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Oadby and Wigston | Banks or drop-off points |
| Oldham | Recycling centre |
| Plymouth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Redbridge | Banks or drop-off points |
| Redditch | Recycling centre |
| Reigate and Banstead | Banks or drop-off points |
| Ribble Valley | Recycling centre |
| Richmond upon Thames | Banks or drop-off points |
| Rochdale | Recycling centre |
| Rochford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Rossendale | Banks or drop-off points |
| Rotherham | Recycling centre |
| Rugby | Recycling centre |
| Rutland | Banks or drop-off points |
| Salford | Recycling centre |
| Sefton | Recycling centre |
| Sevenoaks | Recycling centre |
| Sheffield | Recycling centre |
| Slough | Recycling centre |
| Solihull | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Derbyshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Holland | Recycling centre |
| South Kesteven | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Norfolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Ribble | Recycling centre |
| South Tyneside | Banks or drop-off points |
| Southampton | Banks or drop-off points |
| Southend-on-Sea | Banks or drop-off points |
| Southwark | Recycling centre |
| St. Helens | Banks or drop-off points |
| Stevenage | Banks or drop-off points |
| Stockport | Recycling centre |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Recycling centre |
| Sunderland | Banks or drop-off points |
| Swale | Banks or drop-off points |
| Swindon | Banks or drop-off points |
| Tameside | Recycling centre |
| Tamworth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Test Valley | Banks or drop-off points |
| Tewkesbury | Banks or drop-off points |
| Thanet | Banks or drop-off points |
| Three Rivers | Recycling centre |
| Thurrock | Banks or drop-off points |
| Torridge | Banks or drop-off points |
| Tower Hamlets | Banks or drop-off points |
| Trafford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Uttlesford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Wakefield | Banks or drop-off points |
| Walsall | Recycling centre |
| Wandsworth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Warrington | Banks or drop-off points |
| Watford | Recycling centre |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Recycling centre |
| West Lancashire | Banks or drop-off points |
| West Lindsey | Banks or drop-off points |
| West Suffolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| Westminster | Banks or drop-off points |
| Westmorland and Furness | Recycling centre |
| Wigan | Banks or drop-off points |
| Wirral | Banks or drop-off points |
| Wokingham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Worcester | Recycling centre |
| Wyre Forest | Banks or drop-off points |
| York | Banks or drop-off points |
Not enough data yet: Staffordshire Moorlands, Tendring.
Scotland
5 of 31 councils collect batteries from home.
Collected from home (5)
- Aberdeenshire
- City of Edinburgh
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Ayrshire
- East Lothian
Not collected from home (26)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Banks or drop-off points |
| Angus | Recycling centre |
| Argyll and Bute | Recycling centre |
| Clackmannanshire | Recycling centre |
| Dundee City | Banks or drop-off points |
| East Dunbartonshire | Recycling centre |
| East Renfrewshire | Recycling centre |
| Falkirk | Recycling centre |
| Fife | Banks or drop-off points |
| Glasgow City | Banks or drop-off points |
| Highland | Banks or drop-off points |
| Inverclyde | Recycling centre |
| Midlothian | Banks or drop-off points |
| Moray | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Ayrshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Lanarkshire | Recycling centre |
| Orkney Islands | Recycling centre |
| Perth and Kinross | Banks or drop-off points |
| Renfrewshire | Recycling centre |
| Scottish Borders | Recycling centre |
| Shetland Islands | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Ayrshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Lanarkshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Stirling | Recycling centre |
| West Dunbartonshire | Recycling centre |
| West Lothian | Recycling centre |
Not enough data yet: Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Wales
10 of 22 councils collect batteries from home.
Collected from home (10)
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Neath Port Talbot
- Pembrokeshire
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
Not collected from home (12)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Caerphilly | Banks or drop-off points |
| Cardiff | Banks or drop-off points |
| Carmarthenshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Ceredigion | Banks or drop-off points |
| Gwynedd | Recycling centre |
| Isle of Anglesey | Recycling centre |
| Monmouthshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Newport | Recycling centre |
| Powys | Recycling centre |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Recycling centre |
| Swansea | Banks or drop-off points |
| Wrexham | Recycling centre |
Northern Ireland
0 of 11 councils collect batteries from home.
Not collected from home (11)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | Banks or drop-off points |
| Ards and North Down | Recycling centre |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | Recycling centre |
| Belfast | Banks or drop-off points |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | Recycling centre |
| Derry City and Strabane | Recycling centre |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | Recycling centre |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | Banks or drop-off points |
| Mid and East Antrim | Recycling centre |
| Mid Ulster | Recycling centre |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | Recycling centre |
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Sources
- Each council's own website. Our item pages and council pages link the council page each answer comes from.
- Find your council on GOV.UK