Safe disposal of lithium ion battery products

Lithium ion battery products such as powerbanks should be disposed of at safe recycled locations. Please do not dispose of in household bins, as they may rupture and create a fire hazard.

Common items you might have at home that may contain an embedded battery are:

• Bluetooth speakers and headphones
• electric toothbrushes
• e-scooters, e-bikes and hover boards
• flashing/light up toys;– particularly wands or other hard plastic products
• personal care devices (eg. shavers)
• powerpacks and portable charging devices
• remote controlled and ride-on toys
• vacuum cleaners (cordless hand-held and robotic)
• vapes
• wearable devices such as smart watches, trackers and medical aids.

NSW residents can now dispose of these products at any of several locations listed on the EPA website:  https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/Your-environment/Recycling-and-reuse/household-recycling-overview/Embedded-batteries

Residents of other states should check their local EPA state goverment page for similar safe disposal programs. We will update this page as further programs are announced..

Note: Many products have removable batteries, so if the batteries can be easily removed, please only dispose of the loose batteries.