Your batteries become raw materials again.
After ResQ Batteries collects accepted end-of-life alkaline batteries, they are routed to a domestic recycling partner that processes them into recovered materials for new industrial uses.
From collection to critical materials.
ResQ Batteries helps make battery collection easier for communities and businesses. Once collected, accepted alkaline batteries are moved into a specialized recycling process designed to recover useful materials instead of sending batteries to landfill.
1. Collect
ResQ collects accepted end-of-life batteries through local programs, drop-off points, and business collection pathways.
2. Sort and Route
Batteries are organized by accepted program type and routed to the right downstream recycling pathway.
3. Recover
Our recycling partner processes alkaline batteries to recover metals and other raw materials for productive reuse.
Alkaline batteries are processed in the U.S.
Our downstream recycling partner uses proprietary technology and quality-control standards to process end-of-life alkaline batteries in the United States. The goal is to turn battery waste into reliable, environmentally responsible alternatives to virgin raw materials.
- Collected alkaline batteries are processed domestically.
- Valuable metals and materials are separated for recovery.
- Recovered materials can serve fertilizer and metals industries.
- The process is designed around sustainable practices and quality control.
What comes out of the recycling process?
Alkaline batteries contain materials that can be recovered and returned to productive supply chains. Our recycling partner identifies materials including graphite, manganese, zinc, potassium, brass, steel, and stainless steel.
Graphite
A recoverable material that is also listed as a critical material by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Manganese and Zinc
Important recovered metals that appear on critical or strategic materials lists because of their supply-chain importance.
Steel, Brass, and More
Additional materials can be recovered and routed back into industrial use instead of being treated as trash.
Battery recycling supports American material recovery.
Battery recycling is not just about keeping batteries out of landfills. It is also about recovering materials that serve essential functions in energy, manufacturing, agriculture, metals, and domestic supply chains.
- Reduces reliance on virgin raw materials.
- Supports domestic material recovery.
- Helps recover materials with strategic supply-chain importance.
- Creates a more responsible path for end-of-life alkaline batteries.
Designed for high material recovery.
Our recycling partner’s public information describes a process designed to recover nearly all materials from end-of-life alkaline batteries without using hazardous materials and without generating hazardous wastes.
Material Recovery
The process is designed to recover usable materials from end-of-life alkaline batteries.
Quality Standards
Recovered products are processed under quality-control standards for downstream industrial use.
Lower Waste Impact
The goal is to provide a responsible alternative to landfill disposal and virgin raw material use.
Accepted batteries matter.
Different battery chemistries require different handling and recycling paths. This page focuses on the downstream process for accepted alkaline batteries routed to our alkaline recycling partner.
Alkaline Batteries
Accepted alkaline batteries can be routed to the material recovery pathway described here.
Lithium Batteries
Lithium, damaged, swollen, or unsafe batteries may require different handling. Contact ResQ before collection.
Business Volumes
Commercial quantities, mixed chemistries, or special situations should be reviewed before pickup or drop-off.
Help ResQ batteries from landfills.
Whether you are a household, business, school, city, or community organization, ResQ Batteries can help route accepted batteries toward a better next life.