Can you recycle button and coin cell batteries?
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Battery collection points — and keep away from children; tape before disposal
Button cells (watches, key fobs, hearing aids, musical cards) go to battery collection points like all batteries — never in bins. Lithium coin cells are also a serious child-safety hazard: if swallowed they cause severe internal burns within hours, so store spares and dead cells out of reach and tape over both faces before disposal.
Tips
- Tape both sides of coin cells immediately
- A swallowed button battery is a 999 emergency
Which bin does it go in?
Battery collection points — and keep away from children; tape before disposal
Background: Batteries, vapes & electricals: the fire-risk items.
Also searched as: coin cells, watch batteries, CR2032, hearing aid batteries.
✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?