Batteries in many common electronic devices such as watches, hearing aids, clocks, computer peripherals, and cameras are considered household hazardous waste and must NOT be placed in typical trash or recycling containers.

The City of Palm Springs has developed a household battery recycling program so residents and visitors can take their used batteries and electronics to convenient locations throughout the city so they can be recycled. Dropoff locations include:

Palm Springs Public Library: 300 S. Sunrise Way

Palm Springs Fire Station #2: 300 N. El Cielo

Palm Springs City Hall: 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way

Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Leisure Center: 401 S. Pavilion Way

Demuth Community Center: 3601 E. Mesquite Ave.

James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center: 480 Tramview Road

The City is also providing collection boxes residents can use to accumulate their batteries at home before dropping them off. These boxes are available at each of the recycling stations – just ask one of the City staff.  

Please recycle safely! You can deposit items such as AA, AAA, C, D, and 9 Volt batteries, old cell phones, and other small electronics directly into the containers. When depositing batteries at City collection sites, please do NOT tape the terminals or ends of the batteries. If batteries are inside small electronic devices you want to dispose of (for example, a camera), simply leave them inside the device. 

For larger batteries such as car batteries, please take these to the Household Hazardous Waste Dropoff facility located at 1100 Vella Road on Saturday mornings.