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
Yarra City Council has listed the following locations where you can recycle your car batteries.
Drop off locations for Car batteries
78 drop off businesses match on Car batteries within approx 60km of Yarra VIC
Click the link for business details and map
| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery World | 699 Boronia Road | Wantirna | VIC | 3152 | |
| Battery World | 1074 Sydney Road | Fawkner | VIC | 3060 | |
| Battery World | 138 Beach Street | Frankston | VIC | 3199 | |
| Battery World | 43 Cave Hill Road | Lilydale | VIC | 3140 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Cnr Matthews & Dromana Rds | Airport West | VIC | 3042 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 258 Canterbury Road | Bayswater | VIC | 3153 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 136 138 Weston St | Brunswick | VIC | 3055 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 44 Greenaway Street | Bulleen | VIC | 3105 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 72 Burwood Highway | Burwood | VIC | 3125 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1660 Centre Road | Nth Springvale | VIC | 3171 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Cnr Station & High Street | Cranbourne | VIC | 3977 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 37 Bennett Street | Dandenong | VIC | 3175 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Shop 1b, 22 Princes Hwy | Doveton | VIC | 3175 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 466 Glenhuntly Road | Elsternwick | VIC | 3185 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 26 Bridge Street | Eltham | VIC | 3095 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Unit 3 88 Cooper St | Epping | VIC | 3076 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1351 Sydney Road | Fawkner | VIC | 3060 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1034 Burwood Highway | Ferntree Gully | VIC | 3156 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 54 Buckley Street | Footscray | VIC | 3011 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 30-32 Dandenong Road West | Frankston | VIC | 3199 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1/72 Hallam South Road | Hallam | VIC | 3803 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1/2027 Frankston Flinders | Hastings | VIC | 3915 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 174-182 Old Geelong Road | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 3029 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | U2 447-449 Maroondah Hwy | Lilydale | VIC | 3140 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 302 High Street | Melton | VIC | 3337 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 420 Warrigal Road | Moorabbin | VIC | 3189 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | D1/1128-1132 Nepean Hwy | Mornington | VIC | 3931 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Cnr Victor & Princes Hwy | Narre Warren | VIC | 3805 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 283 Whitehorse Road | Nunawading | VIC | 3131 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1605 Dandenong Road | Oakleigh | VIC | 3166 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 8 Station Street | Pakenham | VIC | 3810 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 94a Bell Street | Preston | VIC | 3072 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 401 Bridge Rd | Richmond | VIC | 3121 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 71 Maroondah Highway | Ringwood | VIC | 3134 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 102-106 Thistlewaite St | South Melbourne | VIC | 3205 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 7 Harker Street | Sunbury | VIC | 3429 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 447 Ballarat Road | Sunshine | VIC | 3020 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | 1535 Centre Road | Clayton | VIC | 3168 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Cnr Settlement And Dalton Road | Thomastown | VIC | 3074 | |
| Repco Auto Parts | Sr 8 466 Melton Highway | Water Gardens | VIC | 3038 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1185-1197 Pascoe Vale Road | Broadmeadows | VIC | 3047 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 72 Neale Road | Deer Park | VIC | 3023 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 700 Frankston Dandenong Road | Carrum Downs | VIC | 3201 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1 Woodbine Road | Cranbourne North | VIC | 3977 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 36 Lonsdale Street | Dandenong | VIC | 3175 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 650 High Street | Epping | VIC | 3076 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 299 Pascoe Vale Road | Essendon | VIC | 3040 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 20 Mcmahons Road | Frankston | VIC | 3199 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Shop 5, 283 Old Geelong Road | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 3029 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Unit1 481 485 Cheltenham Road | Keysborough | VIC | 3173 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 425 Burwood Highway, Cnr Stud Road | Wantirna South | VIC | 3152 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 108 Hampstead Road | Maidstone | VIC | 3012 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 25 Nepean Highway | Mentone | VIC | 3194 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1002 1004 Nepean Highway | Mornington | VIC | 3931 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 79 81 Webb Street | Narre Warren | VIC | 3408 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Shop 1, 214 Whitehorse Road | Blackburn | VIC | 3130 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 3 7 Bell Street | Preston | VIC | 3072 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Unit 1 72 84 Maroondah Highway | Ringwood | VIC | 3134 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Stud & Fulham Roads | Rowville | VIC | 3178 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 20 David Monroe Drive | Roxburgh | VIC | 3064 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 49 51 Horne Street | Sunbury | VIC | 3429 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Harvester Road | Sunshine | VIC | 3020 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 1/274 Settlement Road | Thomastown | VIC | 3074 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Melton Highway | Taylors Lakes | VIC | 3038 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | Cnr Heaths & Derrimut Roads | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 3029 | |
| Super Cheap Auto | 377 Williamstown Road | Yarraville | VIC | 3013 | |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | 191-205 Dohertys Road | Laverton North | VIC | 3026 | |
| National Resource Recovery | 20 Jersey Road | Bayswater | VIC | 3153 | |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | 41/49-51 Banbury Road | Reservoir | VIC | 3073 | |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | 37 Redgum Drive | Dandenong South | VIC | 3175 | |
| A1 Cheapest Rubbish Removals | P.O. Box 5051 | Middle Park | VIC | 3206 | |
| Chris's Rubbish Removal | Bourke Street | Melbourne | VIC | 3000 | |
| Auss Metals Pty Ltd | 42 High Street | Preston | VIC | 3072 | |
| Imlachs Self Serve Auto Parts | 1602 Centre Road | Springvale | VIC | 3171 | |
| Imlachs Auto Parts | 536 Clayton Road | Clayton | VIC | 3168 | |
| M.R.M | Milne Avenue | Seaford | VIC | 3198 | |
| JRCR | Milne Avenue | Seaford | VIC | 3198 | |
| JK Recycling Pty Ltd | 360 Huntingdale Rd | South Oakleigh | VIC | 3167 |
Pick up locations for Car batteries
14 pick up businesses match your query on Car batteries
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| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | We can also pick up just over the border in southern N... | Vic | May apply |
| TES-AMM Australia Pty Ltd | Pick up of commercial quantities only. | Nationally | May apply |
| Markz Rubbish Removal | Will travel further if scrap weighs more than a ton. | Vic | Free |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | We can also pick up just over the border in southern NS... | Vic | May apply |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | We can also pick up just over the border in southern NS... | Vic | May apply |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | We can also pick up just over the border in southern NS... | Vic | May apply |
| Norstar Steel Recyclers | We can also pick up just over the border in southern NS... | Vic | May apply |
| Sims Recycling Solutions | We accept product delivered on pallets. We can provid... | Vic | May apply |
| Century Yuasa Batteries | Must be a business or large organisation to access pick... | Nationally | Free |
| 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 |
| Imlachs Self Serve Auto Parts | Click Business Name for details | Vic (Metro Area Only) | Free |
| Imlachs Auto Parts | Click Business Name for details | Vic (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Seafront Scrapmetal & Machinery Pty Ltd | Pick-up available for large quantities. | Nationally | Free |
The RACV offers an annual collection of used car batteries. To find out more visit racv.com.au
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
