New toys in, old batteries out. 🔋

This holiday season, help protect your home and your community. Join us on December 30th at Navy Pier for a family-friendly battery take-back event. Safely dispose of old batteries, enjoy free giveaways, snap photos with Woodsy Owl, and learn how small actions can prevent dangerous fires.

● Return used batteries for free

● Take pictures with the US Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl

● Enjoy free giveaways for attendees

Every year, thousands of fires are sparked in homes, offices, and recycling centers due to unsafe battery disposal. When thrown in the trash or recycling, the batteries found in old holiday decorations, toys, tools, phones, and so much more can easily ignite dangerous fires that are incredibly difficult to extinguish. You have the power to stop them. By bringing your used batteries to Woodsy’s Chicago Battery Roundup, you’re not just cleaning your house and office; you’re protecting our firefighters, sanitation workers, and the entire community.

On November 20th, 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!

On October 30th, 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!