Municipal Services

Go Green

Battery Recycling

Don't toss that - It's toxic!

Every year, billions of used batteries are thrown into landfills in the United States. These batteries contain potentially hazardous elements and metals such as zinc, nickel-cadmium, nickel metal hydride, and lithium and can cause environmental contamination. Yet demand for batteries in the U.S. is projected to increase substantially due to our growing use of electronic devices.

The State of California prohibits the disposal of batteries in the trash. Therefore, the City of Turlock is providing free disposal sites throughout the City for residents to drop-off their old batteries. The drop-off tubes are designed to safely hold dead household batteries and will be emptied and maintained by City staff. All batteries will be disposed of properly.

A part of the City’s Go Green program, the battery drop-off service aims to make complying with the state regulations easy and convenient for Turlock residents.

Dead/Old Battery Disposal Locations:

Turlock Police Station
900 N Palm
(209) 668-5550

Turlock City Hall
156 S. Broadway
Phone: (209) 668-5590

Fire Station 1
540 E Marshall Street

Fire Station 2
791 S Walnut Road

Fire Station 3
501 E Monte Vista Ave

Fire Station 4
2820 N Walnut Road

Note: General hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm. However, Fire Stations 1,2,3 & 4 are subject to closing during the event of an emergency. This is a pilot program funded by landfill disposal fees. Please, no commercial quantities of batteries; this is a residential program only. Businesses, please call Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources at 209-525-6700 for battery disposal options.