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Critical Power, Inc. (CPI) is proud to offer Battery Recycling.

Critical Power, Inc in Mt. Airy MD a Back -Up Power company specializing in Generators and Battery back-up power technologies has collected 1300 pounds of batteries from the Mt. Airy and surrounding communities. Collected battery technologies range from Alkaline, Lead acid, Nimi, Lithium Ion and many more. All these batteries collected were destined for the landfill. Critical Power collects free of charge for their community to give back and to educate the community about proper battery recycling.
Drop off
Monday-Friday7am-4pm except holidays
1011 East Ridgeville Blvd
Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Battery
Recycling
Accepted Batteries
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Alkaline and Zinc-Carbon - 9volt, AA, AAA, C, D, some button cells
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Button-Cell or Coin – watches, hearing aids, car keyless entry remotes, medical devices, calculators
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Lithium Single-Use – may be difficult to distinguish from common alkaline batteries, but may also have specialized shapes for specific equipment
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Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) – cordless power tools
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Lithium (Li-ion) – cellphones, power tools, digital cameras, laptops, children's toys, e-cigarettes
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Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
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Nickel-Zinc (Ni-Zn) - cameras, wireless keyboards, small electronics
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Small-Sealed Lead Acid (Pb) – mobility scooters, children’s toy cars, emergency lighting
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Lead-Acid - Auto, boat, snowmobiles, motorcycles, golf carts, ATV, wheelchair, other large transportation vehicles
NOT Accepted Batteries
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Medium and Large-Scale Li-ion
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Single battery in size measured in any direction of 18” or larger
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Single battery over 35 pounds
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Leaking batteries