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.

Request an Event

Keep Your Eye on the Owl

Follow Woodsy Owl to Skip the Bin events near you!

Federation of New York Solid Waste Association Conference
Sunday, May 17 - Tuesday, May 19 | Bolton Landing, NY

Griffin School Battery Take-Back Event
Thursday, May 28 | Olympia, WA

Colorado Battery Take-Back Event
Saturday, May 30 | Commerce City, CO

Recycle Colorado
Monday, June 1 | Red Rocks, CO

Waste Leadership Summit
Monday, June 8 - Wednesday, June 10 | Washington, DC

2026 Battery and Universal Waste Recycling Conference
Tuesday, June 9 | Nashville, TN

SEEP Battery Take-Back Event
Thursday, June 18 | Olympia, WA

NFPA Annual Conference
Monday, June 22 - Wednesday, June 24 | Las Vegas, NV

MLB Capital One All-Star Village Event
Saturday, July 11 - Tuesday, July 14 | Philadelphia, PA

WM x Pittsburg Pirates
Sunday, July 26 | Pittsburg, PA

upcoming EventS

  • Griffin School Battery Take-Back Event

    🗓️ Thursday, May 28th
    🕐 3:30 PM - 6 PM PT
    📍 6530 33rd Ave NW, Olympia, WA 98502

    Join us in Olympia, WA for a free battery take-back event with the U.S. Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl!

    Learn More

  • Colorado Battery Take-Back Event

    🗓️ Saturday, May 30th
    🕐 9 AM - 12 PM MT
    📍 10326 Walden Street, Commerce City, CO 80022

    Join us in Commerce City, CO for a free battery take-back event with the U.S. Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl!

    Learn More

past EventS

  • 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!