Car Batteries
Car Battery Recycling in the The Hills Shire Council area
Used car batteries, as well as other used lead-acid batteries are hazardous waste and should be disposed of appropriately through recycling programs. Lead-acid batteries also include batteries in motorcycles, boats, emergency lighting and air conditioners.
A national network of Battery Recycling Centres has been established by Century Yuasa for environmentally responsible collection and recycling of used lead-acid batteries.
Most car workshops, scrap metal dealers and service stations will accept used car batteries for recycling. Check with your car battery vendor when purchasing a new battery.
Some states and councils provide Household Hazardous Waste or Chemical Collection programs that take used lead acid batteries for recycling.
Many garages will recycle you old car battery when they replace it. Many transfer station/waste management centres take also vehicle batteries. Find if there is a drop off location near you collecting vehicle batteries.
The recycling drop-off locations near you include:
Repco Auto Parts North Paramatta
Unit 5, 2 Windsor Road
North Parramatta NSW 2151
Super Cheap Auto North Parramatta
Shop 4, The Junction Centre, 2 Windsor Road
North Parramatta NSW 2151
Phone: 02 9638 4188
Repco Auto Parts Kellyville
3 5 Windsor Road
Kellyville NSW 2153
Super Cheap Auto Bella Vista
Tenancy 6, Celebration Drive, Cnr Old Windsor Rd
Bella Vista NSW 2153
Phone: 02 8814 6355
Garry's Autos & Batteries
5/2 Gladstone Rd
Castle Hill NSW 2154
Phone: 02 9894 9872
Email: garrysauto@iinet.net.au
Dural Tyrepower
915 Old Northern Rd
Dural NSW 2158
Phone: 02 9651 4000
Email: dural@tyrepower.com.au
Repco Auto Parts Dural
Unit 8/252 New Line Road
Dural NSW 2158
Aa West
2/28 Groves Rd
Mcgraths Hill NSW 2756
Phone: 02 4577 5600
Email: aawestauto@aeonmail.com.au
Kelly's Wholesale Batteries
Unit 2, 46 Mileham Street
Windsor NSW 2756
Phone: 02 4587 9244
Email: kellysautomotive@bigpond.com
Repco Auto Parts Mcgraths Hill
U/5a, 264 272 Windsor Rd. N000
Mcgraths Hill NSW 2756
Super Cheap Auto Mcgraths Hill
2 Curtis Road
Mulgrave NSW 2756
Phone: 02 4577 8822
Riverstone Battery Warehouse
184 Riverstone Pde
Riverstone NSW 2765
Phone: 02 9627 1237
About Car Batteries
- Used car batteries and other lead acid batteries contain lead, lead compounds, and/or sulphuric acid, all of which are hazardous. Seventy thousand tonnes of lead-acid batteries are finished with each year, and they are 98% recyclable.
Importance of Recycling Car Batteries
- Each car battery contains around 2-3 litres of sulfuric acid, as well as lead, and lead compounds, all of which are toxic.
- Car batteries can be re-conditioned or recycled into new products made from the lead, sulphuric acid and polypropylene. Recycling of these batteries uses less energy than refining primary ore and removes lead from the environment.
Further Information
- Car Batteries can be recycled into a range of products from plant pots, to laundry detergents and new batteries.
- See Planet Ark's Car Battery Recycling Factsheet for further information on lead acid battery composition and recycling.
- Recycle My Battery
- Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment and Heritage
