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Batteries

Button Cell and Hearing Aid Batteries

Household Batteries

Lead-Acid Batteries

Lithium Ion

Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

Abt Electronics

Abt recycles all batteries. Please bring your recyclables to the freestanding building located just west of the main building.

1200 N. Milwaukee Ave. Glenview, IL 60025

(847) 967-8830

www.abtelectronics.com/green

Battery Solutions Inc.

Brighton, MI

(800) 852-8127

www.batteryrecycling.com

Accepts all batteries for a fee.

Batteries Plus

1212 East Central Road, Mount Prospect

847.818.0659

409 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich

847.550.6545

www.batteriesplus.com

Accepts all batteries. Can replace or rebuild batteries. Batteries Plus will also test and diagnostic any batteries free of charge.

Everlights

9901 S Torrence Ave., Chicago

(773) 734-9873

www.everlights.com

Accepts all batteries for a fee.

Button Cell & Hearing Aid Batteries: See Lithium Ion & Mercury Batteries under Lead-Acid Batteries

Household Batteries - A,C & D Cell: These batteries can be disposed of safely in the garbage, or taken to an Household Chemical Waste collection.

Lead-Acid Batteries:

Acorn Tire

•100 E Higgins Rd, Hoffman Estates

(847) 882-0600

www.acorntire.com

Purchase/exchange program.

Busch Auto Service

137 S Northwest Hwy, Palatine

(847) 358-1234

www.buschauto.com

Checkpoint Tire Centers, Inc.

723 W Dundee Rd, Wheeling

(847) 541-2122

Customers only.

Illinois Battery Corporation

2453 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago

(773) 478-2441

www.illinoisbattery.com

Interstate Batteries

8056 N Central Park, Skokie

(847) 673-6993

www.interstatebatteries.com

Janes Power Systems, Inc.

155A St. Charles St, Carol Stream

(630) 682-9955

Reber Auto Service Inc.

417 W Main St, Barrington

(847) 381-4467

Service Battery

2048 W Hubbard, Chicago

(312) 666-2874

Lithium Ion/Mercury Batteries:

Hearing aid/watch batteries.

North Shore Ecology Center

964½ Green Bay Rd, Winnetka

(847) 501-3750

Lead acid, ni-cad and rechargeable cell phones. Also accepts ink cartridges.

Office Depot

•392 E Rand Rd, Arlington Hts

(847) 670-4457

•2722 Green Bay Rd, Evanston

(847) 475-2571

•1670 Landmeier Rd, Elk Grove

(847) 593-9476

•5750 Touhy Ave, Niles

(847) 647-1559

•8315 W Golf Rd, Niles

(847) 470-8240

Accepts nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion and small sealed lead rechargeable batters less than two pounds.

Also see Ni-Cad Section or check with a jeweler, watchmaker or retailer that replaces watch and hearing aid batteries.

NOTE: Lithium/Ni-Cad batteries are usually accepted at IEPA Household Chemical Waste collection events. Refer to the HCW Information section for the one-day collection location nearest you.

Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

(Ni-Cd)*: Cordless/Cellular phones, Camcorder, Power tools, Rechargeable Household Batteries and Laptop Batteries

*Note: All Black & Decker, MOTOROLA, RadioShack, SEARS, Target and Wal-Mart locations accept Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries. Most ACE Hardware stores accept Ni-Cd batteries. Or, call the Charge Up to Recycle! Hotline at (800) 8-BATTERY, enter zip code or visit their website at www.rbrc.org and type in zip code for locations of participating stores that accept Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries. There is also a mail-in option.

Ace Hardware Location:

239 E Northwest Hwy, Palatine

(847) 358-8100

www.acehardware.com

Berland’s House of Tools

20252 N Rand Rd, Palatine

(847) 540-9200

www.thetoolman.com

Accepts all batteries except car batteries.

Bess Hardware & Sports, Inc.

1850 Glenview Rd, Glenview

(847) 724-2200

Accepts rechargeable batteries.

Black & Decker

(800) 762-6672

www.blackanddecker.com

Recycles Nickel-Cadmium batteries from Black & Decker products. Call and input your zip code for drop-off location.

Millen Hardware

1219 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette

(847) 251-3060

Accepts rechargeable batteries.

North Shore Battery

145 S Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling

(847) 537-2288

Accepts all types of rechargeable batteries.

Office Depot

(see Lithium Ion section)

RadioShack Locations:

www.radioshack.com

•843 N Wilke Rd, Arlington Hts

(847) 259-7910

•716 Church St, Evanston

(847) 869-5292

•1908 Dempster St, Evanston

(847) 328-1006

•2505 W Golf Rd, Hoffman Estates

(847) 490-1162

•7017 W Dempster St, Niles

(847) 965-4034

•315 E Northwest Hwy, Palatine

(847) 359-0076

•643 E Dundee Rd, Palatine

(847) 934-3933

•9432 Skokie Blvd, Skokie

(847) 676-2076

•540 W Dundee Rd, Wheeling

(847) 541-6363

Shaver Shop

1609 Maple Ave, Evanston

(847) 869-7755

www.shavershopofevanston.com

Sound Experience

360 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington

(847) 382-3911

www.soundxonline.com - coming soon

Target

Electronics Department

679 E Dundee Rd, Palatine

(847) 202-5120

www.target.com

Verizon

1249 E Higgins Rd, Schaumburg

(847) 330-6010

www.verizonwireless.com

Accepts rechargeable batteries.

Wal-Mart

1455 Lake Cook Rd, Wheeling

(847) 537-5090

Accepts rechargeable batteries.

NOTE: Compaq Computer (Backpack) Corporation Recycling Program (Accept Compaq Laptop or PC Batteries)

(800) 524-9859

www.orderz.com/recycle

Most Sears Automotive Centers, Target, K-Mart, Sam’s Club, and Wal-Mart stores will accept car, motorcycle, boat*, sump pump* and tractor lead-acid batteries (check local phone directory for their exact locations).

*Also check with a boating store for boat and sump pump battery recycling.

Also see SWANCC Service Stations in the Recycling Directory section for location nearest you.

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This information is not an endorsement of any company, product, or service.