Business Waste Reduction
Battery Posters and Stickers
This page allows California businesses, public service organizations, educational institutions, and local government agencies to order battery posters and stickers. In addition to reading about battery posters and stickers on this page, you may wish to visit the Waste Prevention Information Exchange for information and resources on safe recycling of batteries and fluorescent lamps and tubes, as well as other subjects.
Note: Posters and stickers for fluorescent lamps and tubes are available in English and Spanish.
- Battery Poster
- Battery Sticker
- Costs and Limitations on Mailing
- Applicability of Posters and Stickers Outside of California
- Permission and Restriction Regarding Duplication
- Other Waste Reduction and Recycling Posters
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Poster
10 X 14.5 Inches
Out of Stock, but you can still download, reproduce and distribute these by using the digital versions, as explained below.
These posters are available only from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)! To obtain these posters, use the online order form. These posters are available free of charge, but see costs and limitations on mailing below.
Notes—This poster is also available in Spanish. In addition, a digital-only version of the poster with space at the bottom for announcing events has been discontinued.
Text—Keep batteries out of the trash. Contact your local household hazardous waste agency. Includes all batteries of sizes AAA, AA, C, D, button cell, 9 Volt, and all others, both rechargeable and single use. Protect the environment and help recover resources. For more information, see www.zerowaste.ca.gov or www.dtsc.ca.gov.
Please reproduce and distribute these posters! The following two files are provided so that you can have your own professional quality copies made. You can add your own information, and you can resize them. See permission and restriction regarding duplication below. The PDF file can also be used to print copies from your own computer.
- Download a high resolution PDF of this poster. This is a large file (10 MB) that will take a very long time to download with a dial-up modem. The PDF file is designed for professional reproduction of 10- X 14.5-inch copies. However, it can also be viewed and printed from an ordinary personal computer with a PDF viewer, such as the free Adobe reader.
- Download a zip file that contains an Adobe PhotoShop version of this poster. This is a large file (103 MB) that will take a very long time to download with a dial-up modem. The PSD file contained within this zip file is designed for professional reproduction of 10- X 14.5-inch copies. PSD files can only be opened with software that is specifically designed to open PSD files, such as Adobe Photoshop. CalRecycle provides this file for professional reproduction using this poster's native file format.
Sticker
5 X 5 Inches
Note—This sticker is also available in Spanish.
Note—This sticker is suitable for use on indoor and outdoor waste receptacles.
Text—Batteries. Keep out of Trash. Contact your local household hazardous waste agency. For more information see www.zerowaste.ca.gov or www.dtsc.ca.gov.
Please reproduce and distribute these stickers! The following two files are provided so that you can have your own professional quality copies made. You can add your own information, and you can resize them. See permission and restriction regarding duplication below. The PDF file can also be used to print copies from your own computer.
- Download a high resolution PDF of this sticker. This is a large file (2.5 MB) that will take a very long time to download with a dial-up modem. The PDF file is designed for professional reproduction of 5- X 5-inch copies. However, it can also be viewed and printed from an ordinary personal computer with a PDF viewer, such as the free Adobe reader.
- Download a zip file that contains an Adobe Photoshop version of this sticker. This is a very large file (61 MB) that will take a very long time to download with a dial-up modem. The PSD file contained within this zip file is designed for professional reproduction of 5- X 5-inch copies. PSD files can only be opened with software that is specifically designed to open PSD files, such as Adobe Photoshop. CalRecycle provides this file for professional reproduction using this poster's native file format.
Costs and Limitations on Mailing
The posters and stickers displayed on these Web pages are available to California businesses, governmental agencies, public service organizations, and educational institutions in limited quantities at no charge. Quantities mailed to California addresses are limited based on actual need and the quantities in stock. Quantities mailed to addresses outside of California may be more restricted.
Applicability of Posters and Stickers Outside of California
Some of the posters and stickers displayed on these Web pages are specially designed to address waste challenges and waste regulations that are unique to California. Although, they might also be suitable for use within other states and countries, it is the responsibility of the people outside of California who request, print, or distribute these posters and stickers to assure that they accurately reflect the needs of the locations where they are used, as well as all laws applicable at those locations.
Permission and Restriction Regarding Duplication
The posters and stickers displayed on these Web pages were created by CalRecycle unless otherwise noted. CalRecycle encourages businesses, governmental agencies, public service organizations, and educational institutions to reproduce and distribute the material displayed on this page to help promote CalRecycle’s goals of waste reduction, recycling, and safe disposal. These materials may be used, resized, and reprinted by anyone for a nonprofit purpose without permission from CalRecycle. However, requests for permission to materially alter the design beyond resizing the design and adding information must be submitted to CalRecycle as outlined in CalRecycle's general use guidelines. E-mail your request to alter the design to opa@calrecycle.ca.gov or mail to:
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Public Affairs Office
1001 I Street
PO Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95812-4025
Other Waste Reduction and Recycling Posters
- Paper Management
- Reuse Office Supplies
- Close the Loop
- Utensil Reuse
- Battery Posters and Stickers, Spanish
- Fluorescent Lamp and Tube Posters and Stickers
- Fluorescent Lamp and Tube Posters and Stickers, Spanish
- Medical Waste Posters and Stickers
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About File Formats—You will need a PDF
viewer,
such as the free Adobe reader, to view and print some types of files contained
on these pages. Depending on your software you might need other
readers for other types of documents found elsewhere on this Web site. Visit our
links to
document viewers if you get stuck.
Business Resource Efficiency & Waste Reduction, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/ReduceWaste/Business/
Business Assistance: BzAssist@calrecycle.ca.gov (916) 341-6363