In 2010, the city of Austin, Texas, adopted the state’s first Zero Waste Master Plan to reduce the amount of trash it sends to its landfills by 90% by 2040. As part of meeting that goal, the city is encouraging city residents to drop off their used single-use and rechargeable batteries at one of the 21 local libraries and other drop-off locations between Aug. 17 and Sept. 18.
What’s in it for the library? A $1,000 donation for the library that ...
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ATLANTA – July 9, 2015 – Call2Recycle, Inc., North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship organization, today announced that Tim Michaels has been named managing director of operations. With more than 15 years’ experience, Michaels is known for his expertise for domestic and international work in logistics, process improvement and operations management.
In his new position Michaels will manage all operational logistics ...
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While supporting collections through public outreach and the collection and transportation of batteries is a valuable part of industry stewardship, equally important is how Call2Recycle manages the process after the batteries are shipped to a recycling destination. In this article, we’ll take a look at what happens behind the scenes on a battery’s journey from collection to metal recovery.
1 — Shipping. The process starts when collection sites have batteries ready for shipment. Collection sites can ship used batteries using our ...
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May 5, 2015
My name is Carl Smith and I head the non-profit Call2Recycle, Inc., North America’s first and arguably most successful product stewardship organization. We are devoted to collecting and recycling consumer batteries in the US and Canada – we have recycled over 100 million pounds of used batteries since our inception in 1994. The program is free to consumers, municipalities, ...
Earth Day or April 22 is one of the most important days of the year for Call2Recycle and its partners. It’s an opportunity for people across the world to stop for a moment to think about how they can make a difference. This year, three of Call2Recycle’s partners promoted battery recycling with employees and customers through fun activities such as an employee fair, Facebook promotion and Twitter contest.
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