Solid Waste

Household Battery and Fluorescent Lamp Recycling

Beginning February 2006 the State of California banned the disposal of common household items such as fluorescent lamps and household batteries in household trash. You must treat these items as household hazardous waste.

  • Household Batteries includes AAA, AA, C, D, button cell, 9-volt, and all others, both rechargeable and single use.
  • Fluorescent Lamps includes fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent lamps, metal halide lamps, and sodium vapor lamps.

Residential Door-To-Door Collection by Appointment

  • Call Customer Service at (916) 808-5454 to schedule an appointment.
  • On day of collection place items on your driveway near the garage and not on the sidewalk, curb, or in the street. Note: When we pick up your waste, we will not return the containers that hold the waste.
  • It is important that you wrap or package the tubes and lamps so they will not break. Place batteries in a closeable freezer bag or other leak proof container. Collect a freezer bag full or container of a similar size before scheduling an appointment.

Convenient Drop-Off Locations

The City of Sacramento's Department of Utilities, Solid Waste Services has partnered with private and public organizations to set up convenient options for City of Sacramento residents to recycle U-Waste.

    Battery Recycling Drop Off Locations

  • City Hall, 915 I Street
  • Department of Utilities, 1395 35th Avenue
  • Belle Cooledge Community Center, 5699 South Land Park Drive
  • Clunie Community Center, 601 Alhambra Boulevard
  • Coloma Community Center, 4623 T Street
  • Ethel MacLeod Hart Multipurpose Senior Center, 915 27th Street
  • George Sim Community Center, 6207 Logan Street
  • Joe Mims, Jr. Hagginwood Community Center, 3271 Marysville Boulevard
  • Johnston Community Center, 231 Eleanor Avenue
  • Samuel C. Pannell Meadowview Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road
  • South Natomas Community Center, 2901 Truxel Road
  • Oak Park Community Center. 3425 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
  • Robertson Community Center, 3525 Norwood Avenue
  • Meadowview City Service Complex, 2812 Meadowview Road, Building 1

    Fluorescent Lights and Battery Recycling Locations

  • Greenhaven Ace Hardware 388 Florin Rd Sacramento, CA 95831
  • Hollywood Hardware 5303 Freeport Blvd Sacramento, CA 95822
  • Capitol Ace Hardware 1815 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Cook's Ace Hardware 2125 Del Paso Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95815
  • Sacramento Natural Food Coop, 1900 Alhambra Blvd Sacramento, CA 95816

The disposal services listed above are free to our residential customers and apply only to household batteries and fluorescent lamps that are generated at your residence.

Businesses - Government Offices – Schools

We do not provide collection services for batteries, fluorescent lamps, used oil and other hazardous waste. Businesses who are CESQG* must call one of the locations below to schedule an appointment to drop-off their hazardous waste. Fees will apply.

  • Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station, 8491 Fruitridge Rd. (916) 379-0500
  • North Area Recovery Station, 4450 Roseville Rd. (916) 875-5555

For more information about recycling and environmental programs, call the City of Sacramento's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-5454.

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