Batteries disposal in Tennessee
What Tennessee says to do with batteries, read off Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's own page on 2026-08-19.
Tennessee's household hazardous waste program says alkaline batteries sold after May 13, 1996 have no added mercury and may be discarded in the regular trash — nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion and small sealed lead-acid batteries can be recycled at local Call2Recycle collection sites. Read from Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation · 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).
Where to take it
Your county program is listed in Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's county program directory.
The program is Tennessee Household Hazardous Waste Program.
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.