Almost everyone uses batteries and many of these batteries end up in a landfill. Although waste batteries are a 
small amount of the solid waste stream, they are a concentrated source of some types of heavy metals. The main constituents of concern for human health and the environment include: cadmium, lead and mercury.
Household batteries and automotive batteries, which are considered hazardous waste should be taken to the Coachella/Indio Waste Transfer Station located off Dillon Road:
87-011 Landfill Road
Coachella, CA 92236
Phone: 760.863.4094
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