Batteries disposal in Mississippi
What Mississippi says to do with batteries, read off Mississippi DEQ's own page on 2026-08-19.
MDEQ says nickel cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium ion rechargeable batteries should never be put in household garbage, while alkaline and carbon zinc batteries can safely be disposed in the regular garbage; lead-acid batteries are banned from Mississippi landfills. Read from Mississippi DEQ · checked 2026-08-19
To prevent fires from lithium-ion batteries, tape battery terminals and/or place batteries in separate plastic bags and never put these batteries in household garbage or recycling bins (US EPA).
Rechargeable batteries contain hazardous metals and should never be disposed in residential or commercial garbage (Mississippi DEQ).
Where to take it
Your county program is listed in Mississippi DEQ's county program directory.
Counties differ — verify with your local program.
All 50 states: Can you throw away batteries? — the federal baseline, what happens to it, and every state's rule with the page it was read from.