Battery Collection

City of La Habra Battery Collection Program

The City has a new and updated program to collect household batteries. Here is some basic information on our program:

• Dropoff locations
  1. Collection Point #1 – La Habra Community Center, 101 W La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA; Open 8:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Monday through Friday.
  2. Collection Point #2 – La Habra City Hall, Public Works Counter, 110 E La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA; Open 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday.
• What is accepted?
  1. All household batteries up to 9 volts. This includes AAA, AA, C, D, button cells, or any other batteries that look like the ones shown below:
     
• What is NOT accepted?
  1. All household batteries larger than 9 volts.
  2. Lithium-Ion batteries, cell phone batteries, laptop Batteries.
     
• Other locations to take household batteries to:
  • Location 1 – County of Orange HHW Collection Center.   Open 5 days a week from 9am to 3pm Tuesday through Saturday. Located at 1071 N Blue Gum Street, Anaheim.
  • Location 2 – La Habra HHW Events.  Held twice a year on the 3^rd Saturday in May, and the 3^rd Saturday in October from 8am to 12pm. Events are located at 621 W Lambert Road, La Habra, CA.
• Mini-buckets are now available.
  1. La Habra is giving away mini battery buckets for residents to store batteries in at their homes. These mini-buckets are provided to La Habra residents only. If someone is interested in getting a mini-bucket, please contact the Public Works Department at 562-383-4170. Make sure to bring verification of residency.
     
     
• What if I have more questions about batteries or hazardous waste?
  1. Call the Public Works Department at (562) 383-4170.