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Instructions
20 Years
Recharging Our Planet
A History of Milestones
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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
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Power Tools

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Toys

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Cordless Phones

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1996
Rechargeable battery collections begin with Ni-Cd batteries
Some typical uses for these types of batteries include:
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Batteries
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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)
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2004
The Call2Recycle ® brand is introduced and cellphone collections begin
Cellphone
The most popular cellphone model in 2004
was the Nokia 2600, which boasted 4MB of internal
memory and a 1.5 inch screen
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2006
California & NYC enact rechargeable battery laws
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2010
Acceptance of household batteries in British Columbia
Call2Recycle debuts a new battery collection box making it easier to collect even more batteries
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2011
Acceptance of household batteries in Manitoba
New York State enacts rechargeable battery laws
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2012
Call2Recycle becomes the first
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
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17
consecutive years of increased collections
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Twenty years later, Call2Recycle
supports the efforts of
over 200
industry stewards
and continues to lead the way
to promote responsible recycling
For more information about Call2Recycle’s product stewardship program, please visit:
Find the dropoff location nearest you: