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                                                              Battery Recycling

                                                              Rechargeable batteries and cell phones are accepted at the CVSWMD office for free recycling.

                                                              CVSWMD also assisted many towns in our district in getting set up to provide free battery recycling. Call your town office to find out of your town is taking them.

                                                              Other batteries have different recycling and disposal options. Check out the Battery Fact Sheet (2 pages) below for more.

                                                              Button Cell Battery Take-Back Program

                                                              The following pharmacies within the CVSWMD are participating
                                                              in a Button Cell Battery Take-Back Program through the State of
                                                              Vermont. Residents can bring button cell batteries to these locations
                                                              for safe disposal at no cost.


                                                              • Rite Aid Pharmacy, Barre - 802.476.4311
                                                              • The Medicine Shoppe, Barre -
                                                              802.479.3381
                                                              • Harry’s Discount Pharmacy, Barre - 802.
                                                              479.2521
                                                              • Kinney Drugs, Barre - 802
                                                              .476.6659
                                                              • Rite Aid Pharmacy, Montpelier - 802.
                                                              223.4787

                                                              Rechargeable Battery Recycling Programs
                                                              Several town offices, retailers (and CVSWMD!) accept rechargeable batteries for recycling. Visit Call2Recycle to find a recycling box near you!

                                                              Battery Fact Sheet

                                                              CVSWMD 137 Barre St. - Montpelier - VT - 802.229.9383 - 800.730.9475 - fax 802.229.1318