Battery recycling, picked up from your door
Batteries don’t belong in your bin. ReSmart collects used household batteries from doorsteps in more than 110 councils across Australia, together with your e-waste, light bulbs and the rest of the tricky stuff.
We collect everything, as long as it’s not wet, organic or dangerous.
What we take
Batteries
- Used household batteries
With them
- Phones and cords
- Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
- Smoke alarms
- Printer cartridges
And the rest of your e-waste
- Anything with a plug or a battery
- Monitors and TVs, fridges and washing machines
That’s the whole rule, and it’s the same everywhere we pick up and in the Ship-to-Us satchels.
How it works
Book
Pick a date in the ReSmart app or on the web. Pay per pickup, or use your council's subsidised pickups where they apply.
Bag it
Used household batteries go in your pickup with your phones, cables and other e-waste. Light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, smoke alarms and printer cartridges can come too.
Leave it out
Put your items at your door on pickup day. Our driver collects them with anything else you’re recycling, and you can see where it all ends up.
What happens to your batteries
Batteries are recycled through Australia’s national battery stewardship scheme. 95% of a battery can be recycled, so the metals inside are used again instead of leaking into landfill.
Where we pick up batteries
Doorstep pickups run in more than 110 councils across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and regional areas. Check your address on where we collect.
- Battery recycling in Sydney
- Battery recycling in Melbourne
- Battery recycling in Brisbane
- Battery recycling in Perth
- Battery recycling in Adelaide
Outside our pickup area? Our Ship-to-Us satchels take the same items from anywhere in Australia. See how Ship-to-Us works.
Battery recycling: FAQs
Where can I recycle batteries?
From your own doorstep. Book a ReSmart pickup and leave your used batteries out with the rest of your e-waste and tricky items. Check your address on where we collect.
What happens to the batteries you collect?
They are recycled through Australia’s national battery stewardship scheme. 95% of a battery can be recycled. More about misfit items.
Can I put batteries in my household bin?
No. Batteries belong in a battery recycling scheme, not in household bins, which is why we take them with your other items.
What else can go in the same pickup?
Everything: we collect anything that isn’t wet, organic or dangerous, from soft plastics and textiles to e-waste, polystyrene, light bulbs and the other misfit items. See the full list of what we pick up.