Portland garbage haulers to offer curbside battery recycling service

The city’s goal is to help keep batteries out of the regular waste system and reduce the amount of battery fires in garbage trucks and recycling centers.
Portland is making it easier for many residents to recycle batteries at home.

This month, the city’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability launched a new curbside battery recycling service to help people get rid of batteries safely. Residents who get curbside service and live in a house, duplex, triplex or fourplex can now put unwanted batteries that fit into a sealed clear bag inside their glass recycling bin for pick up.