Battery collection drives
Drop-off points at schools, community centers, and local businesses. AA, AAA, 9V, lithium, rechargeables, no prep needed.
Power the future.
Recycle today.
Batteries4Better is a student-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit running community battery collection drives, keeping heavy metals out of landfills and bringing recycling infrastructure to schools and neighborhoods.
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Our mission
Recycling. Done better.
We collect, transport, and process used batteries through EPA-certified partners, bringing a missing piece of recycling infrastructure to every school and community we touch.
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About Batteries4Better
A drawer-sized problem with a community-sized fix.
Batteries4Better is a student-led 501(c)(3) working to reduce the environmental impact of improperly disposed batteries. Small actions, repeated by enough people, become real change, and it starts with the AAs sitting in your junk drawer.
- EPA-certified recycling partners
- 100% of collected batteries diverted from landfills
- Run entirely by students, by design
Our work
What we do, in six parts.
From the bin on a school lobby table to the EPA-certified recycler down the highway, the full chain.
Certified recycling
Every battery we collect is transported to EPA-certified partners. Heavy metals stay out of soil and water.
Community education
Workshops, school visits, and social campaigns. Awareness is half of the fix.
Local partnerships
Municipalities, businesses, and schools, building lasting collection infrastructure at the community layer.
Impact tracking
Transparent reports on what's collected, what's diverted, and the carbon math behind it.
Youth leadership
B4B is run by students, building a pipeline of organizers, advocates, and future climate leaders.
Our partners
Trusted by schools and community organizations.
B4B works with schools, businesses, and municipalities across Virginia.
Every dollar moves another battery out of a landfill.
Recycling logistics cost real money. Your donation keeps every drive free for the public.