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.
If your workplace or business has large quantities of car batteries to recycle, visit BusinessRecycling.com.au to find suitable collection or pick up service options.
Council services for Car Batteries
Brisbane City Council has listed the following locations where you can recycle your car batteries.
- Drop off Facility - Nudgee Transfer Station
- Drop off Facility - Willawong Transfer Station
- Drop off Facility - Ferny Grove Transfer Station
Drop off locations for Car batteries
110 drop off businesses match on Car batteries within approx 60km of Brisbane QLD
Click the link for business details and map
| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery World | 8/109 Grand Plaza Drive | Browns Plains | QLD | 4118 | |
| Battery World | 2940 Logan Road | Underwood | QLD | 4119 | |
| Battery World | 9 Bouchard Street | Chermside | QLD | 4032 | |
| Battery World | 260 Brisbane Street | West Ipswich | QLD | 4305 | |
| Battery World | 110 Kortum Drive | Burleigh | QLD | 4220 | |
| Battery World | 38 Hudson Road | Albion | QLD | 4010 | |
| Battery World | 82 Ferry Road | Southport | QLD | 4215 | |
| Battery World | 743-757 Deception Bay Road | Rothwell | QLD | 4022 | |
| Battery World | 204 Main Street | Beenleigh | QLD | 4207 | |
| Battery World | Shop 1, 634 Gympie Road | Lawnton | QLD | 4501 | |
| Battery World | 34 Coonan Street | Indooroopilly | QLD | 4068 | |
| Battery World | 29 Southgate Avenue | Cannon Hill | QLD | 4170 | |
| Battery World | 74 Old Cleveland Road | Capalaba | QLD | 4157 | |
| Battery World | Unit 2, 23 Pickering St | Enoggera | QLD | 4051 | |
| Battery World | Shop 6, 61 65 Morayfield Road | Morayfield | QLD | 4506 | |
| Century Yuasa | Unit 10/219 Brisbane Rd | Labrador | QLD | 4215 | |
| Goodyear AutoCare | 806 Beaudesert Rd | Coopers Plains | QLD | 4108 | |
| Goodyear AutoCare | Cnr Bradman & Beaudesert Rds | Acacia Ridge | QLD | 4109 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Shop 1 1/7 Bimbil St | Albion | QLD | 4010 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 49 Brisbane Street | Beaudesert | QLD | 4285 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 55 George Street | Beenleigh | QLD | 4207 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 2/214 Brisbane Road | Booval | QLD | 4304 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 23 25 William Street | Bowen | QLD | 4805 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 3270 Mt Lindsay Highway | Browns Plains | QLD | 4118 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Shop 1 / 50 Kortum Drive | West Burleigh | QLD | 4219 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 84 Redland Bay Road | Capalaba | QLD | 4157 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Unit 9, 42 Shore Street | Cleveland | QLD | 4163 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1058 Beaudesert Road | Coopers Plains | QLD | 4108 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 109 Pickering Street | Enoggera | QLD | 4051 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 179 Brisbane Road | Goodna | QLD | 4300 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 11 Musgrave Road | Indooroopilly | QLD | 4068 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 302 Anzac Avenue | Kippa Ring | QLD | 4021 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 17 Gateway Drive | Labrador | QLD | 4215 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 712 Gympie Road | Lawnton | QLD | 4501 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | U3/4, 1-9 Bryant's Road | Loganholme | QLD | 4129 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 12 Surfers Ave | Mermaid Beach | QLD | 4218 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 149 Morayfield Road | Morayfield | QLD | 4506 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 244 Newnham Road | Mt Gravatt | QLD | 4122 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 102 Spencer Road | Nerang | QLD | 4211 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 17 Nundah Street | Nundah | QLD | 4012 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 138 142 Kingston Road | Underwood | QLD | 4119 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 39 Bullockhead Street | Sumner Park | QLD | 4076 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 15 Radley Street | Virginia | QLD | 4014 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Unit 1 47a Tiger Street | West Ipswich | QLD | 4305 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 190 Logan Road | Woolloongabba | QLD | 4102 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 135 Tingal Road | Wynnum | QLD | 4178 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1150 Beaudesert Road | Acacia Ridge | QLD | 4110 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Unit 1, 345 Southport Nerang Road | Ashmore | QLD | 4214 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 137 George Street | Beenleigh | QLD | 4207 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 208 Brisbane Road | Booval | QLD | 4304 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Grand Plaza Drive Westmall Drive | Browns Plains | QLD | 4118 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 86 Kortum Drive | West Burleigh | QLD | 4220 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 163 165 Station Road | Burpengary | QLD | 4505 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 170 Morayfield Road | Morayfield | QLD | 4506 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1881 Creek Road | Cannon Hill | QLD | 4170 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 124 Redland Bay Road | Capalaba | QLD | 4157 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1915 Gympie Road, Cnr Linkfield Road | Bald Hills | QLD | 4036 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 750 Gympie Road | Chermside | QLD | 4032 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 6 Wellington Street | Cleveland | QLD | 4163 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 414 416 Deception Bay Road | Deception Bay | QLD | 4508 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 43 Pickering Street | Enoggera | QLD | 4051 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 17 Smiths Road | Goodna | QLD | 4300 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr. Pine St. And The Terrace | North Ipswich | QLD | 4305 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1443 Anzac Avenue, Cnr The Crescent | Kallangur | QLD | 4503 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Settlement & Samford Roads | Keperra | QLD | 4054 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 142 Brisbane Road | Labrador | QLD | 4215 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 751 Gympie Road | Lawnton | QLD | 4501 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Leda Drive | Loganholme | QLD | 4129 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Kingston & Chambers Flat Roads | Loganlea | QLD | 4131 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Unit 1, 567 Kessels Road | Macgregor | QLD | 4109 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 2532-2540 Gold Coast Highway | Mermaid Beach | Qld | 4218 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 207 Beaudesert Road | Moorooka | QLD | 4105 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 112 114 Spencer Road | Nerang | QLD | 4211 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1443 Sandgate Road | Nundah | QLD | 4012 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Tenancy 4, 170 Old Pacific Highway | Oxenford | QLD | 4210 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Oasis Court & Snook Street | Clontarf | QLD | 4019 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 86 104 Robina Town Centre Drive | Robina | QLD | 4230 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 63 Meron St | Southport | QLD | 4215 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 456 Logan Road | Stones Corner | QLD | 4120 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Beams & Church Roads | Taigum | QLD | 4018 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 188 Moggill Road | Taringa | QLD | 4068 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 3002 Logan Road | Underwood | QLD | 4119 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 349 Colburn Avenue | Victoria Point | QLD | 4165 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 142 Newmarket Road | Windsor | QLD | 4030 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 2021 Wynnum Road | Wynnum West | QLD | 4178 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 512 Warwick Rd | Yamanto | QLD | 4305 | |
| Hassle Free Recycling Pty Ltd | 4/528 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd | Seventeen Mile Rocks | QLD | 4073 | |
| Stapylton Landfill | Rossmanns Road | Stapylton | QLD | 4207 | |
| Richlands Resource Recovery Centre | 24 Bandara Street | Richlands | QLD | 4077 | |
| Scott Metals Pty Ltd | 16 Wellington Road | Woolloongabba | QLD | 4102 | |
| Frog Metals Pty Ltd | 147 Crockford Street | Northgate | QLD | 4013 | |
| Recycling Metal Industries Pty Ltd | 522 Boundary Road | Archerfield | QLD | 4108 | |
| Scrap metal recycling | 18-20 Strathvale Court | Caboolture | QLD | 4510 | |
| Caboolture Scrap Metal | 14-16 Machinery Parade | Caboolture | QLD | 4510 | |
| Adrians Scrap Metal Recycling | 100 Harper Street | Ashmore | QLD | 4214 | |
| Pick A Part Gold Coast | 14 Manufacturer Drive | Molindinar | QLD | 4214 | |
| Self Service Auto Salvage | 14 Dakara Drive | Southport | QLD | 4215 | |
| Recyclers Australia | 46 Union Circuit | Yatala | QLD | 4207 | |
| Recyclers Gold Coast | 25 Gibbs Street | Labrador | QLD | 4215 | |
| The Haggarty Group Qld Pty ltd | 347-9 Brisbane Street | West Ipswich | QLD | 4305 | |
| V Resource | 33 Henry St | Loganholme | QLD | 4129 | |
| United Scrap Metal Traders P/L | 913 Lytton road | Murarrie | QLD | 4173 | |
| Secontronics | 143 Grays Road | Gaythorne | QLD | 4053 | |
| Tall Ingots Metal Recyclers | 12 Tennyson Memorial Ave | Yeerongpilly | QLD | 4105 | |
| Century Yuasa Batteries | 49 Cobalt St | Carole Park | QLD | 4300 | |
| Waste Transport | 50 Bega Road | Kingston | QLD | 4114 | |
| Enviro Site Services | 65 Telford Street | Virginia | QLD | 4014 | |
| Battery World | 9A Kessels Court, 567 Kessels Rd | MacGregor | QLD | 4109 | |
| Toxfree Queensland Pty Ltd | 168 Musgrave Road | Coopers Plains | QLD | 4108 | |
| Eurokey Recycling | 71 Grice Street | Clontarf | QLD | 4019 |
Pick up locations for Car batteries
13 pick up businesses match your query on Car batteries
Click the link for business details
| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toga Recycling Services | Click Business Name for details | Qld (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Scott Metals Pty Ltd | For commercial and larger private clients Scott Metals ... | Qld (Metro Area Only) | Free |
| Recycling Metal Industries Pty Ltd | We have all different types of bins available depending... | Qld | Free |
| Scrap metal recycling | Click Business Name for details | Qld | May apply |
| Recyclers Australia | Pick up service provided for approved customers. Please... | Qld | Free |
| V Resource | Click Business Name for details | Qld | Free |
| Waste Management Australia | Click Business Name for details | Qld | May apply |
| Century Yuasa Batteries | Must be a business or large organisation to access pick... | Nationally | Free |
| Waste Transport | Click Business Name for details | Qld (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| The Recycling Centre | With a simple phone call all your needs can be attended... | Qld (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Reverse E-Waste | Commercial - Sydney local - min 1/2 pallet Commercial ... | Nationally | May apply |
| Toxfree Queensland Pty Ltd | Click Business Name for details | Nationally | May apply |
| Eurokey Recycling | We can offer better value for your plastic waste if it... | Qld | Free |
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
To find out more about car battery recycling
See Planet Ark's Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Factsheet
Or visit the following websites
- 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
