34 battery recycling companies in the United States
We list 34 battery recycling companies in the United States: 25 take lithium-ion, 17 lead-acid and 12 NiMH batteries. Of these, 18 pick up from your site and 17 shred or process batteries themselves. Each profile shows what the recycler accepts and the permits on file.
34 recyclers in the United States · 18 pick up from your site
AGMET
Ohio, United States
Ohio metals recycler that takes shredded batteries and black mass into a pyrometallurgical nickel recovery process.
- Accepts
- Li-ionBlack mass
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Not published
American Battery Technology Company
United States
Recycles lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap at a de-manufacturing plant in McCarran, Nevada.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 20K–50K t/yr
ATC Reman
Michigan, United States
Remanufacturer that discharges, dismantles and crushes EV battery cells and modules in Holland, Michigan.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Austin Elements
Texas, United States
Houston recycler producing black mass and refining LFP and NMC battery materials into lithium carbonate and sulfates.
- Accepts
- Li-ionBlack mass
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Not published
Battery Recycling Inc
Ohio, United States
Ohio company that dismantles scrap industrial lead-acid batteries and ships the plates to lead smelters.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Blue Whale Materials
Oklahoma, United States
Lithium-ion recycler making Blacksand black mass from cells, packs and production scrap in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
Cirba Solutions
Ohio, United States
Cross-chemistry battery recycler that shreds lithium-ion batteries into black mass at its Lancaster, Ohio plant.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+4 more: Lead-acid, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Cleanlites Recycling
Ohio, United States
Lamp, e-waste and universal waste recycler that accepts batteries at recycling centers in Ohio and Michigan.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+4 more: Lead-acid, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Cox Automotive EV Battery Solutions
Oklahoma, United States
EV battery repair, remanufacturing, storage and logistics, with dry shredding to black mass in Oklahoma City.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Critical Materials Recovery
Arizona, United States
Phoenix recycler turning end-of-life alkaline batteries into zinc, manganese, graphite and steel products.
- Accepts
- Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
East Penn Manufacturing
Pennsylvania, United States
Battery maker with an EPA-permitted lead smelter that recycles spent lead batteries in Lyon Station, Pennsylvania.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Ecobat
United Kingdom
Global battery recycler processing lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries since 1938
- Accepts
- Li-ionLead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
EcoLights Northwest
Washington, United States
Pacific Northwest lamp recycler that sorts batteries by chemistry at its Kent, WA facility for partner recyclers.
- Accepts
- NiMHNiCdZinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Element Resources
Missouri, United States
Secondary lead smelter recycling lead-acid batteries at plants in Forest City, Missouri and Muncie, Indiana.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
ERI
Indiana, United States
Electronics recycler and ITAD provider with an in-house alkaline battery recycling plant in Plainfield, Indiana.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+2 more: Lead-acid, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
EverLights
Illinois, United States
Chicago-area lighting distributor and recycler that collects and consolidates batteries at its Elk Grove Village site.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+4 more: Lead-acid, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
GlobalTech Environmental
Wisconsin, United States
Wisconsin battery recycler that buys, tests, dismantles and reclaims alkaline, nickel and lithium batteries.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+3 more: NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Gopher Resource
Minnesota, United States
Lead-acid battery recycler and secondary lead smelter with plants in Eagan, Minnesota and Tampa, Florida.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Green Li-ion
Oklahoma, United States
Refines mixed lithium-ion black mass into pCAM, lithium carbonate and graphite at a plant in Atoka, Oklahoma.
- Accepts
- Black mass
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Under 1K t/yr
Interco
Illinois, United States
Nonferrous metals and e-scrap recycler that dismantles and processes lithium-ion EV batteries in Madison, Illinois.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLead-acid+3 more: NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
KBI Recycling
California, United States
Anaheim, California battery recycler that breaks lead-acid batteries and dismantles NiMH packs at a permitted TSDF.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+4 more: Lead-acid, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 20K–50K t/yr
Li Industries
North Carolina, United States
Direct recycling start-up in Pineville, North Carolina, recovering electrode materials from lithium-ion batteries.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Under 1K t/yr
Lighting Resources
Indiana, United States
Lamp and universal waste recycler that receives batteries at its US sites and sorts them by technology for recycling.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primary+4 more: Lead-acid, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
My Battery Recyclers
New York, United States
Brooklyn, New York collector that consolidates batteries and e-waste for US smelters and recyclers.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLi primaryLead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Princeton NuEnergy
South Carolina, United States
Direct recycling company making Advanced Black Mass from battery manufacturing scrap in Chester, South Carolina.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
R3 Lithium
Georgia, United States
Shreds lithium-ion batteries and recovers lithium carbonate from black mass at its Covington, Georgia plant.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 20K–50K t/yr
Recycling Coordinators
Ohio, United States
Akron, Ohio processor of end-of-life rechargeable batteries and metal-bearing industrial by-products.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Not published
- Capacity
- Not published
Redwood Materials
Nevada, United States
Recycles lithium-ion batteries in Nevada and South Carolina to recover lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper.
- Accepts
- Li-ionNiMH
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Not published
Sanders Lead Company
Alabama, United States
Secondary lead smelter in Troy, Alabama that recycles lead-acid batteries.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
SungEel Recycling Park Indiana
Indiana, United States
US subsidiary of Korea's SungEel HiTech, processing lithium-ion battery cell scrap in Whitestown, Indiana.
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Not published
- Capacity
- 20K–50K t/yr
Household batteries? AA, phone and laptop batteries don't need a recycler. Many hardware and electronics stores take them back free through The Battery Network (formerly Call2Recycle).
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