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Join Duracell’s Big Battery Hunt today

The BIG BATTERY HUNT is a nationwide recycling challenge that inspires pupils to power change across their schools and wider communities. The BIG BATTERY HUNT has completed its 5th successful year and with your help, we have so far managed to recycle over 18.4 million batteries!

New for this year! To celebrate Global Recycling Day, download an engaging A-Z of Recycling Poster to inspire recycling. Be in the first 750 schools to download the poster to receive a FREE printed A2 version for your classroom wall. Plus, win great prizes in lots of Big Battery Hunt competitions.

“Showing children that small environmental actions, when taken collectively, can make a big difference is illustrated brilliantly by Duracell’s Big Battery Hunt.”

Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, Chief Executive of environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy

Pioneer Stories

Pioneer Stories


Get inspired! Check out the latest collection efforts by our amazing Battery Recycling Pioneers.

Upload your own battery collection stories to see your pupils featured on the stories page too!

Competitions

The Big Battery Hunt Competitions


New for 2025!

Take part in a creative poster design competition, submit your battery recycling stories and tell us your battery counts!

There are lots of ways to win with the Big Batterty Hunt.

Resources

Resources


Teach your pupils all they need to know about recycling batteries. How are they made and why is it so important to recycle them?

Once registered you will have access to a delivery guide, classroom presentation and inspiring pupil activites!

Get inspired by our Battery Pioneers

Working hard for batteries!
Whole school takes part in battery count
Team Lumsden counts the next delivery of batteries
Yorke Mead Pioneer
Yorke Mead Battery Pioneer
School Pioneers
Children's final count of batteries
Kilbride Battery Pioneer
Magnificent Pioneer Ruby
Collecting Across the World

Big Battery Hunt resources are brought to you via the National Schools Partnership. Big Battery Hunt registration will also give you access to a range of other innovative and inspiring programmes that are run by the National Schools Partnership.

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