IKEA has long been my go to place for recycling used alkaline batteries and eating cheap hot dogs. (Lowes & Home Depot will accept LiIon batteries, but not alkaline).

On my last trip to IKEA Atlanta, I was disappointed to find the following sign covering the hole that used to be the battery recycling station.

Of course, whoever is in charge of their website hasn’t yet gotten the memo yet:

I really doubt that the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a regulation that says IKEA can’t recycle batteries. Perhaps just that they can’t recycle them to a 3rd world country….and IKEA is very good at reducing costs.