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20 Years
Recharging Our Planet
A History of Milestones
RBRC
Rechargeable
Battery
Recycling
Corporation
Founded as RBRC by 5 concerned battery manufacturers to minimize the
environmental impact of the products they created and cast a vision for
responsible battery disposal
Power Tools
Toys
Cordless Phones
1996
Rechargeable battery collections begin with
Ni-Cd batteries
Some typical uses for these types of batteries
include:
RBRC wraps up 2001 with over
3 Million lbs (1.36 million kgs)
of rechargeable batteries collected &
recycled in a single year
(approximately equivalent to 300 fully grown
male African elphants)
male African elphants)
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2004
The Call2Recycle
® brand is introduced and cellphone
collections begin
The most popular cellphone model in 2004
was the Nokia 2600, which boasted 4MB of internal
memory and a 1.5 inch screen
was the Nokia 2600, which boasted 4MB of internal
memory and a 1.5 inch screen
2006
California & NYC enact rechargeable battery laws
2010
Acceptance of household batteries in British Columbia
Call2Recycle debuts a new battery collection box making it easier
to collect even more batteries
2011
Acceptance of household batteries in Manitoba
New York State enacts rechargeable battery laws
2012
Call2Recycle becomes the first
program of its kind to receive R2 certification
which promotes environmentally responsible
electronics recycling
program of its kind to receive R2 certification
which promotes environmentally responsible
electronics recycling
Seattle holds its first annual
battery day
and collects
OVER 1000 lbs
(454 kgs)
of batteries
Acceptance of household
batteries in Quebec
batteries in Quebec
17
consecutive years of increased collections
Twenty years later, Call2Recycle
supports the efforts of
supports the efforts of
over 200
industry stewards
industry stewards
and continues to lead the way
to promote responsible recycling
to promote responsible recycling
For more information about Call2Recycle’s
product stewardship program, please visit:
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