Car Batteries
Car Battery Recycling in the Lismore City 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 Casino
97 Barker Street
Casino NSW 2470
Battery World Lismore
19 Three Chain Road
South Lismore NSW 2480
Phone: 02 6621 6404
Century Yuasa Lismore
2/22 Habib Drive
Lismore NSW 2480
Phone: 02 6621 9896
Email: lismore@cyb.com.au
Repco Auto Parts Lismore
42 Carrington Street
Lismore NSW 2480
Super Cheap Auto Lismore
Shop B1, Lismore Shopping Centre, Cnr Mckenzie & Brewster Streets
Lismore NSW 2480
Phone: 02 6622 7797
Repco Auto Parts Murwillumbah
Cnr King & Brisbane Streets
Murwilumbah NSW 2484
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
