Skip The Bin events

Woodsy Owl is on the road across the U.S., spreading the word about safe battery disposal! Want to bring Woodsy to your community? Click below to learn how to host or sponsor a Skip the Bin event.

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Follow Woodsy Owl® to Skip the Bin events near you!

Illinois State Fair
Friday, August 21 | Springfield, IL

WM x Milwaukee Brewers
Saturday, August 22 | Milwaukee, WI

NE Invitational
Monday, August 24 | Hampden, MA

OKRA - American Waste
Tuesday, Sept 1 - Wednesday, Sept 2 | Durant, OK

City of Delaware Battery Take-Back Event
Friday, September 4 | Delaware, OH

Mascot T-Ball with the Cincinnati Reds
Sunday, September 6 | Cincinnati, OH

National Battery Take-Back Day
Saturday, September 12 | Nationwide

Woodsy x Falls Township Touch a Truck Event
Saturday, September 19 | Falls Township, PA

Chester County PA Open House
Saturday, September 26 | Chester County, PA

RCon
Tuesday, Sept 29 - Friday, Oct 2 | St. Louis, MO

upcoming EventS

  • Illinois State Fair Battery Take-Back

    🗓️ Friday, August 21st
    🕐 10 AM - 6 PM CT
    📍 Illinois State Fairgrounds, The Shed

    Woodsy Owl is headed to the Illinois State Fair for a multi-day event series in partnership with the National Waste & Recycling Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service! Stop by for a family-friendly battery safety experience with Woodsy’s Airstream, kids’ activities, giveaways, and simple tips to help keep our communities safe from battery fires.

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  • Milwaukee Battery Take-Back Event

    🗓️ Saturday, August 22nd
    🕐 10:10 AM - 12:45 PM CT
    📍 American Family Field ™
    Home Plate Entrance
    1 Brewers Way, Milwaukee, WI 53214

    The U.S. Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl® is headed to the ballpark for a free battery take-back event at American Family Field™ with WM! Bring the whole family to learn about battery safety, proper disposal, and the simple steps you can take to keep your community safe from battery fires.

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past EventS

  • Illinois State Fair

  • Ohio State Fair

  • Atlas Disposal Battery Take-Back Event

  • Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Boston Battery Take-Back Event

  • Philadelphia Battery Take-Back Event

  • SEEP Battery Take-Back Event

  • Whidbey Island Battery Take-Back Event

  • Congressional Soccer Match

  • Colorado Battery Take-Back Event

  • Griffin School Battery Take-Back Event

  • Fairfax Battery Take-Back Event

  • NoMa REI Co-Op Battery Take-Back Event

  • SW Battery Take-Back Event

  • Catholic University Battery Take-Back Event

  • Streamwood Battery Take-Back Event

  • Earth Day in Arlington

  • WM Take-Back Event

  • American Waste Control Battery Take-Back Event

  • Cincinnati Reds: Kids Opening Day

  • Battery Take-Back Event Cal Poly Pomona Campus

  • Community Battery Safety Awareness

  • Woodsy's National battery day take-back event

  • Battery Safety game day with woodsy owl at asu

  • CES 2026

    Woodsy Owl and the National Waste & Recycling Foundation were at CES in Las Vegas from January 6th - 9th 2026 with an urgent safety message to the world’s most influential tech event. “Skip the Bin, Turn Your Batteries In”. To bring awareness about the serious fire risks posed by improperly discarded batteries in trash and recycling.

  • Chicago Battery Roundup

    On December 30th, 2025 we held a family-friendly battery take-back event at the Navy Pier. Together, we collected over 400 pounds of batteries!

  • Battery Roundup at American University

    On November 20th, 2025 we partnered with American University to host a battery take-back event on campus where students, faculty, and the surrounding community dropped off old batteries and learned about battery safety over hot chocolate with Woodsy Owl. Woodsy even teamed up with Clawed, AU’s mascot, for photos and high-fives. Together, we collected over 400 pounds of batteries!

  • Washington Battery Roundup

    On October 30th, 2025 we hosted a Battery Take-Back Event on the Capitol lawn in Olympia, WA, inviting families and community members to return used batteries and join in some pre-Halloween fun. Kids came in costume, took photos with Woodsy Owl, enjoyed treats, and picked up simple tips to keep batteries from causing fires at home and in local waste systems. In total this event collected over 1,150 pounds of batteries!