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How to recycle batteries and electronics in Groveland: local guidance from What's Up Groveland
Summary
Recyclers Lydia and Carter answered listener questions: lead‑acid car batteries should be returned to the retailer, primary (single‑use) batteries can be taken to Staples for recycling, lithium batteries should be placed in Home Depot collection boxes, and TVs/monitors and other electronics can be recycled at Best Buy or Staples (fees may apply for TV/monitor recycling).
In a recycling Q&A on What's Up Groveland, recyclers Lydia and Carter answered common questions about battery and electronics disposal for residents.
On batteries, they said lead‑acid car batteries should be returned to the retailer where a replacement is purchased for recycling. "Collect used batteries in a container and take them to Staples store and they will recycle them," they said regarding single‑use primary batteries. For lithium batteries, the program advised separating them and taking them to Home Depot, which has a special collection box for lithium cells.
On end‑of‑life electronics, the program advised bringing old monitors and televisions to stores such as Best Buy for recycling; the hosts noted Best Buy may charge a $25–$35 fee for TV/monitor recycling. Other electronics such as radios, stereos and computer parts can be taken to Staples or Best Buy with no fee for recycling, the recyclers said.
The recyclers and hosts framed these steps as important to keep electronics and batteries out of landfills and encouraged residents to use retailer and big‑box collection programs.
