Regularly changing your smoke alarm batteries is an important part of keeping your home safe.

While batteries can be recycled, they pose a danger if placed in your household recycling bin as they can start a fire in the bin, collection trucks and recycling facilities.

So, once you’ve made your home safe by changing your smoke alarm batteries, please help to keep our communities safe too by recycling your batteries in the right way… and never in your household recycling bins.

Find your closest battery recycling drop off point in Australia.

More information on safe battery recycling in New Zealand.