Making battery recycling safe and convenient across Connecticut
Connecticut’s battery stewardship law will create a convenient, statewide approach to collecting and recycling household batteries. The Battery Network partners with retailers, household hazardous waste and solid waste agencies, and producers to build an accessible collection network to ensure end-of-life and damaged or defective batteries are managed safely and responsibly across the state.
Law goes into effect: January 1, 2027
Pre-enroll as a collection site and be ready on Day 1.
State Laws and Information
Law goes into effect: January 1, 2027
Pre-enroll as a collection site and be ready on Day 1.
More About the Law
On June 10, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 25-34, establishing a statewide battery stewardship law in the state. The law requires battery producers to fund and operate a program that provides convenient, free collection and recycling of covered portable and medium-format batteries, including damaged or defective batteries, across Connecticut. The Battery Network will submit its stewardship plan to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection by the July 1 deadline, covering the more than 250 producers currently participating in the program. As a result, producers already participating in The Battery Network program will automatically be included in the Connecticut plan and do not need to take any additional action at this time.
Connecticut Collection Site Resources
Resources to support retail partners, municipal locations, and other collection sites to promote safe, compliant battery recycling throughout Connecticut are coming soon.
