Household Embedded Battery Amnesty Weekend

Household Embedded Battery Amnesty Weekend!

Batteries in bins are dangerous and may cause a fire.

Help keep our community safe and bring along your old household items containing embedded batteries to our Household Embedded Battery Amnesty Weekend, at no charge.

When: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January 2026

Where:

• Stuart Waste Facility 6:30am to 5:45pm
• Hervey Range Resource Recovery Centre 7am to 4:45pm
• Magnetic Island Transfer Station 9am to 12noon

Following the amnesty event, residents can also drop off these items the above facilities until 15 November 2026.

What’s Accepted?

Devices with embedded batteries (not easily removed by hand), will be accepted at no charge including:

• Bluetooth speakers and headphones
• Vapes
• Electric toothbrushes
• E-scooters, E-bikes and hoverboards
• Vacuum cleaners (cordless hand-held and robotic)
• Personal care devices (e.g. shavers)
• Flashing, light-up and audio toys (e.g. light-up wands, novelty toys with sound or lights)
• Powerpacks and portable charging devices
• Remote controlled and ride-on toys
• Wearable devices such as smart watches, trackers and medical aids

Not Accepted:

Items not accepted or covered under other product stewardship schemes should be directed to Council’s existing collection points.

These include:

• Televisions, computers, printers, computer parts and peripherals collected via the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme.
• Mobile phones and associated accessories collected via Mobile Muster collection points.
• Loose batteries up to 5kg collected under the B-cycle scheme.
• Oversized items greater than 20kg or of a bulky nature (requiring more than one person to lift).
• Electric Vehicle batteries.
• Household Battery Energy Storage Systems.
• Mobility Scooters.

Do not try to remove the batteries yourself. Please bring the entire device.

If you are unsure about your item, or where to recycle items that are not accepted, check the Recycle Mate website.

All batteries collected will be processed by our industry partner.

The Household Embedded Battery Collection is proudly funded through the Queensland Government’s Local Government Battery Collection Program.