Safe disposal of lithium-ion batteries

Norfolk County Council's Recycling Centres can accept washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, cookers, TVs, monitors and laptops at most recycling centres. They cannot currently accept any other electrical waste items. This includes batteries, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes. Find out more about where and how to recycle electrical items.

Batteries don't belong in the bin!

Please don't put any batteries including lithium-ion batteries - or old devices, toys or toothbrushes that still contain batteries in your rubbish or recycling bins at home. Remove batteries before throwing items away.

And if you are taking items to one of the county's Recycling Centres, please take the batteries out of anything you are disposing of, put them in the battery collection point and place the item in the Small Appliances container. If a battery can't easily be removed, place the item in the small appliance container.

Lithium-ion batteries can start fires in waste vehicles, transfer stations and recycling centres.

Some councils in Norfolk offer separate collections for batteries - please check your local council website for details.

Or visit the Recycle Your Electricals website for more information about disposing of batteries safely and a location checker tool for drop off points near you.

For larger items, such as power tools or household appliances, you should be able to dispose of the batteries at the shop you bought the item from.