Community Battery Safety Awareness

Monday March 16th, 2026
10am – 2pm
Georgia T. Lord Library
1900 North Civic Square

Join us in Arizona for a fun, free, battery take-back event
and help keep your community safe from battery fires!

About the Event

• Return used batteries for free

• Snap photos with the US Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl

• Tour Woodsy Owl’s retro Airstream, and see if you can win his battery challenge

• Learn how to safely store and dispose of used batteries

• Grab some Skip-the-Bin swag

Batteries Not Accepted

• Automotive (Car) Batteries

• Vapes

• Industrial or Large-Format Batteries, including Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), e-bike, and scooter batteries

• Batteries still inside devices, please remove batteries before bringing them

Every year, thousands of fires caused by batteries happen in the home, at offices, and at recycling centers. When thrown away, the batteries in old holiday decorations, tools, phones, and so much more can easily spark, igniting dangerous fires that are incredibly difficult to extinguish. You have the power to stop them. By bringing your used batteries to Woodsy’s National Battery Day Takeback Event, you’re not just cleaning your house and office; you’re protecting our firefighters, sanitation workers, and the entire community.

Good To know…

Free for the general public and open to all ages.

We’ll be accepting all common household batteries, including:

● Single-Use: AA, AAA, 9-Volt, C, D

● Button Cells: From watches, hearing aids, and small electronics

● Removable Rechargeable: Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) and Nickel-Cadmium (NiCad) from toothbrushes, shaving razors, drones, laptops, cameras, phones, and power tools.