Battery Recycling Tool Kit

This Battery Recycling Tool Kit will provide you with the necessary information from accessing the grant funds to marketing your message with customizable marketing materials.

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)

Act 101, Section 901, Household Battery Management Education Grants

On January 24, 2025 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced the Household Battery Management Education Grant. Counties are eligible for 80 percent reimbursement for educational programs on management of lithium-ion and other household batteries.
This grant Provides additional funding to counties to:

• Increase public awareness of the dangers associated with improper disposal of lithium-ion and other batteries.
• Encourage disposal methods that minimize the risk of fires in the collection, transportation, and processing of waste that can damage property and pose a danger to people and the environment.

Link to the PADEP Financial Assistance webpage for Household Battery Management Education Grants

Instruction for the Online Application

• March 21, 2025 PROP/DEP Recorded Webinar on Battery Grant and Education
• Associated PowerPoints:  DEP PowerPoint / Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority PowerPoint

Links and Resources:

Links:

• Safebatterydisposal.com
• Call2Recycle
• Pennsylvania Resource Council's Battery Information

Downloadable, customizable marketing assets: (Coming Soon)

Note: ADA considerations

• Flyer English/Spanish
• Ad 9x5
• Facebook ad
• Facebook banner
• Waste to Energy
• Twitter
• Billboard