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
Wollongong City Council has listed the following locations where you can recycle your car batteries.
- Drop off Facility - Bulk Facility Whytes Gully
- Drop off Facility - Whytes Gully Waste Disposal Depot
- Drop off Facility - Helensburgh Waste Disposal Depot
Drop off locations for Car batteries
64 drop off businesses match on Car batteries within approx 60km of Wollongong NSW
Click the link for business details and map
| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery World | 168 Taren Point Road | Caringbah | NSW | 2229 | |
| Battery World | 135 Princes Highway | Fairy Meadow | NSW | 2519 | |
| Battery World | New Lake Entrance Rd | Shellharbour | NSW | 2529 | |
| Battery World | 9-67 Chapel Road | Bankstown | NSW | 2200 | |
| Century Yuasa | 3/225 227 Princes Highway | Wollongong | NSW | 2526 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 164 Canterbury Road | Bankstown | NSW | 2200 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1 Rose St Cnr Blaxland Rd | Campbelltown | NSW | 2560 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 6/74 96 Pyrmont Bridge Rd | Camperdown | NSW | 2050 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 456 Canterbury Road | Campsie | NSW | 2194 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 23-29 Parramatta Road | Lidcombe | NSW | 2141 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Shop 4,138 Elizabeth Dve. | Liverpool | NSW | 2170 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 949 Botany Road | Mascot | NSW | 2020 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | U1, 192 Old Hume Highway | Mittagong | NSW | 2575 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1/302 Camden Valley Way | Narellan | NSW | 2567 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 13 East Steet | Nowra | NSW | 2541 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Unit 1 6 Stanley Street | Peakhurst | NSW | 2210 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 395 West Botany Street | Rockdale | NSW | 2216 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 230 New Lake Entrance Rd | Shellharbour | NSW | 2529 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 16 Smithfield Road | Smithfield | NSW | 2164 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Unit 6 480 Princes Hwy | St Peters | NSW | 2044 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 696 Princes Highway | Sutherland | NSW | 2232 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 2&3/120 126 Taren Point Rd | Taren Point | NSW | 2229 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 89-91 Campbell Street | Wollongong | NSW | 2500 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 233-239 Parramatta Road | Auburn | NSW | 2144 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Unit 15 Home Central, 49 Chapel Road | Bankstown | NSW | 2200 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 75 Bronte Road | Bondi Junction | NSW | 2022 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Showroom 1, Lot 12, Blaxland Road | Campbelltown | NSW | 2560 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 29 Princess Highway | Dapto | NSW | 2530 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 135-143 Princes Highway | Fairy Meadows | NSW | 2519 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Cross St And Park Roads | Hurtsville | NSW | 2230 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Canterbury Road & Dennis Street | Lakemba | NSW | 2195 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1 Roslyn Street | Liverpool | NSW | 2170 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 5-21 Carter Road | Menai Central | NSW | 2234 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 205 Old Hume Highway | Mittagong | NSW | 2575 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 6 Yarmouth Place | Narellan | NSW | 2567 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 104 Worrigee St | Nowra | NSW | 2541 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 328 336 Princes Highway | Rockdale | NSW | 2216 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 174 176 Shellharbour Road | Warilla | NSW | 2528 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Unit 2, Fairfield Street & Cnr Woodville Road | Fairfield | NSW | 2165 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1 Sappho Road, Cnr Hume Highway | Warwick Farm | NSW | 2170 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 10a/1183 The Horsley Drive | Wetherill Park | NSW | 2164 | |
| SITA Australia | 20 Davis Road | Wetherill Park | NSW | 2164 | |
| TES-AMM Australia Pty Ltd | 9-11 Eplic Place | Villawood | NSW | 2163 | |
| Wingecarribee Shire Council - Resource Recovery | Berrima Road | Moss Vale | NSW | 2577 | |
| Cooke's Metal Recyclers P/L | 82 Asquith Street | Silverwater | NSW | 2128 | |
| Dunmore Recycling & Waste Disposal Depot | Buckleys Road | Dunmore | NSW | 2529 | |
| Renewable Energycorp Aust | 66 Bryant Street | Padstow | NSW | 2211 | |
| Sims Recycling Solutions | 82 Marple Avenue | Villawood | NSW | 2163 | |
| Pioneer Waste Management Aust. | 2 Bay Road | Taren Point | NSW | 2229 | |
| Battery World | Shops 3 & 3A, 138-140 Elizabeth Drive | Liverpool | NSW | 2170 | |
| SITA Australia | Old Hill Link | Auburn | NSW | 2144 | |
| Sell and Parker Metal Recycling | 11 Meadow Way | Banksmeadow | NSW | 2019 | |
| SITA Australia | 15 Muir Road | Chullora | NSW | 2190 | |
| SITA Australia | 5 Lindsay Street | Rockdale | NSW | 2216 | |
| SITA Australia | 275 Richardson Road | Spring Farm | NSW | 2570 | |
| SITA Australia | New Illawarra Road | Lucas Heights | NSW | 2234 | |
| Sell and Parker Metal Recycling | 7 Bosci Road | Ingleburn | NSW | 2565 | |
| Sell and Parker Metal Recycling | 42a Yalwal Road | Nowra | NSW | 2541 | |
| Reverse E-Waste | 23-31 Fairfield Street | Fairfield East | NSW | 2165 | |
| All Sorts Australia | 309 Princes Highway | St Peters | NSW | 2044 | |
| Batteries Galore & More | 25 Flinders Street | Wollongong | NSW | 2500 | |
| Ness n Gaz Scrappin It | Unit 2/60 Stanley st | Peakhurst | NSW | 2210 | |
| NSW Facility Services | 19 Beach Street | Kogarah | NSW | 2217 | |
| Get Fast Waste Bins | 20 Hearne Street | Mortdale | NSW | 2223 |
Pick up locations for Car batteries
11 pick up businesses match your query on Car batteries
Click the link for business details
| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| TES-AMM Australia Pty Ltd | Pick up of commercial quantities only. | Nationally | May apply |
| Waste Management Australia | Click Business Name for details | NSW | May apply |
| Sims Recycling Solutions | We accept product delivered on pallets. We can provid... | NSW | May apply |
| Century Yuasa Batteries | Must be a business or large organisation to access pick... | Nationally | Free |
| Sell and Parker Metal Recycling | Click Business Name for details | NSW | 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 |
| C&D scrap | Pick up must be pre booked. | NSW | May apply |
| J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Ltd | Commercial quantities only outside of metro areas. | NSW (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Ltd | Commercial quantities only outside of metro areas. | NSW (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Seafront Scrapmetal & Machinery Pty Ltd | Pick-up available for large quantities. | Nationally | 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
