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Battery, Recycling Procedure Lead Acid Batteries: Lead Acid (Pb) batteries from cars, tractors, four wheelers, and motorbikes are accepted at both locations. Lead Acid batteries can be recycled at the Cle Elum Transfer Station and at the Kittitas County Solid Waste Office. The battery pallets must be checked daily by the HHW Coordinator or the Scale House Attendant in Cle Elum to ensure that only lead acid batteries are on the pallets. The pallets are to stay neat and clean to ensure that batteries are not falling off the pallet. A cardboard liner must be placed between each layer of batteries. The pallet cannot be more than 3 layers high. Once the pallet is full it will need to be shrink wrapped then contact the HHW Coordinator to schedule a pickup. Single -Use, Rechargeable and Cell Phones or Mixed Batteries: Single -use batteries, rechargeable batteries and cellphones are defined as: Lithium Ion (Li - Ion), Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb), Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni- MH), Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn), Lithium Primary, Alkaline, Carbon Zinc, button and coin cell batteries, and all celtphones are accepted regardless of size, make, model or age. Individual batteries must be no larger than 300Wh and 13 tbs. If unsure of the size of the battery, ask the HHW Coordinator for assistance. Sorting of batteries is not required. At least once a week empty all the collected batteries into the OneDrum. Following the filling instructions of the OneDrum program. Damaged, Defective and Recalled batteries ARE NOT ALLOWED with the OneDrum program. See the next section for guidance on Damaged, Defective and Recalled batteries. If a resident has a battery that is not accepted, please refer them to Battery Recyclers of America at 1-866-399-4322 for assistance on finding proper disposal options. Damaged, Defective and Recalled (DDR) Batteries: DDR batteries are defined as follows: A battery that is swollen, corroded, leaking or showing burn marks is considered damaged and hazardous to the public. Devices with damaged batteries often show swelling, corrosion or other physical damage in the area where the battery is located. Defective batteries are those that affect the performance of a device, such as unexpected shutdowns. Defective batteries may not display any visible changes but have been identified by the manufacturer as not performing as expected.