Streamwood environmental education day Battery Take-back Event

🗓️ Saturday, April 25th 🕐 10 AM - 2 PM CT
📍 Village Hall Parking Lot
301 E Irving Park Rd, Streamwood, IL 60107

Join us in Streamwood, IL 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 U.S. Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl

  • Learn how to safely store and dispose of used batteries

  • Grab some Skip the Bin swag

  • Free for the general public and open to all ages

IMPORTANT To know…

Every year, thousands of battery-related fires occur in homes, offices, and recycling facilities. When thrown away, batteries from old decorations, power tools, phones, and more can be crushed or damaged, igniting extremely dangerous fires that are difficult to extinguish.

You have the power to prevent them. By bringing your used batteries to Woodsy’s Battery Take-Back Event, you’re not just decluttering, you’re helping protect firefighters, sanitation workers, and your entire community.

Batteries Accepted

  • 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

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