Battery Recycle Program

Curbside Collection Battery Recycling Pilot Program 

Coquitlam residents who receive City curbside waste collection will have a new way to recycle household batteries this fall, as the City launches its first curbside battery collection pilot, running December 8 to 11. The pilot is fully funded by Recycle Your Batteries Canada!, with no additional cost to taxpayers.

Start saving your batteries — curbside battery collection will happen between December 8 – 11, 2026.

Batteries contain toxic materials, and should not be disposed of in garbage, recycling or organics carts. Residents who do not receive curbside collection from the City can still recycle their batteries at various drop-off locations. 

How the Program Works

Participating in the curbside battery collection pilot is easy:

  1. Collect and tape your batteries. Set aside accepted household batteries in preparation for the collection week. Use electrical tape to cover the terminals (ends) of  batteries over 9-volts. 
  2. Bag your batteries. Place the batteries in a clear plastic bag and securely close it. Battery collection bags will also be available for pickup at the Engineering and Customer Service counter on the main floor at City Hall.
  3. Set out your batteries. The day after your regular collection day, place your bag of batteries on top of your empty Garbage or Green Cart and set the Cart at the curb. Either Cart can be used, but it must be empty to help prevent attracting wildlife.
  4. Crews will pick up your batteries. The empty waste cart will signal to the collection crews to stop at your property and collect the batteries for proper sorting and recycling.

Accepted Batteries

The program accepts consumer dry cell batteries weighing 5kg (11lbs) or less each including:

  • Alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, etc.)
  • Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries
  • Lithium primary batteries
  • Nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries
  • Nickel metal hydride batteries (Ni-MH)
  • Nickel zinc batteries (Ni-Zn) 
  • Small Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries

Batteries NOT accepted

Please note that the following types of batteries are not accepted through the curbside collection pilot. To find a drop-off location, search the Recyclepedia.

  • Damaged or defective dry cell batteries
  • Wet cell and industrial batteries (e.g. car batteries, marine batteries)