Summary
Since July 6, 2026, Matsudo City has partnered with Saito Eiji Shoten Co., Ltd. to collect household lithium-ion batteries at the company’s office in the city. It is an additional option alongside the existing hazardous waste collection, and it lets residents dispose of batteries without waiting for a collection day.
Key Points from the Official Announcement
- The city states that “from July 6, 2026, in partnership with Saito Eiji Shoten Co., Ltd., collection of household lithium-ion batteries and similar items will be carried out at their office in the city.”
- The drop-off is an additional option, not a replacement for hazardous waste collection. The city still classifies small rechargeable batteries as hazardous waste and adds a note that they “may also be brought to Saito Eiji Shoten’s office in the city.”
- Eligible items are small rechargeable batteries disposed of on their own (lithium-ion, Ni-Cd and Ni-MH), plus — among built-in-battery products — mobile batteries only.
- Other built-in-battery products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco devices, electric toothbrushes, shavers, handheld fans, portable game consoles and wireless earphones are not accepted at the drop-off point; put them out as hazardous waste or use the city’s small appliance collection boxes.
- Dry-cell batteries and button batteries are not accepted. For button batteries the city states they “cannot be put out for city collection” and must go to a collection box at a participating store.
- Hazardous waste is collected once a week (the same day as non-burnable and recyclable waste), so the drop-off point is useful when you do not want to wait for that day.
What Residents Should Check
- Opening hours, address and drop-off procedure are published on the partner company’s website that the city links to, not on the city’s own page. Check the company’s page for the latest details before going.
- The service is for batteries from households; items brought by businesses are not accepted.
- Batteries must be handed over in person rather than dropped in a collection box. Do not leave them at the recycling station by the office entrance.
- When using a participating store’s collection box instead, the city instructs you to “insulate the metal terminals with insulating tape (such as cellophane tape).”
- For swollen rechargeable batteries, the city states that as hazardous waste “swollen small rechargeable batteries can also be put out.”
Always check the official page for the latest and most accurate information.
Sources
- Matsudo City Official: How to sort and dispose of batteries (updated July 8, 2026; last checked 2026-08-25)
- Matsudo City Official: Recycling small rechargeable batteries (updated July 8, 2026; last checked 2026-08-25)