Call2Recycle Partners with Ontario Communities to Increase Battery Recycling

Markham Students Make the Grade during EcoWatch Canada School Battery Retrieval Competition; Hamilton Scores during Daylight Savings Time Collection Drive

TORONTO (March 9, 2011) – Call2Recycle®, North America’s only free battery and cellphone collection program, recently engaged in partnerships with EcoWatch Canada, a non-profit environmental organization, and the City of Hamilton to encourage Hamilton and Markham residents to recycle their used batteries.

In an effort to impact recycling behaviors of younger Ontarians, Call2Recycle has also entered into a partnership ...

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Call2Recycle Posts Record Increase of Battery Recycling in 2010

Legislation, consumer efforts contribute to collection of 6.7 million pounds of rechargeable batteries

ATLANTA (Jan. 18, 2011) –Call2Recycle®, North America’s only free battery and cellphone collection program, today announced a record-breaking 10.1 percent increase in its overall rechargeable battery collections in 2010. Through its network of more than 30,000 retail, municipal and business partners across the U.S. and Canada, Call2Recycle collected more than 6.7 million pounds (3 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries during the year.

In the U.S., Call2Recycle’s collection sites in ...

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Call2Recycle Names New Executive Director in Canada

Battery recycling program bolsters presence with new leadership, Board appointments and office space

TORONTO (Dec. 16, 2010) – Call2Recycle®, North America’s only free battery and cellphone collection program, today announced its heightened commitment to diverting batteries from Canada’s landfills with the appointment of a new Canadian executive director and a reconstituted board of directors, as well as the opening of a new office in Toronto.

These announcements celebrate the culmination of a banner year for the organization, which has collected rechargeable ...

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City of Hamilton Battery Recycling Success to be Rewarded with Hockey Legend Exhibition Game

Local Residents and Fire Halls Prove Battery Recycling is “Easy as 1-2-3” by Surpassing 3,000 Kilogram Recycling Goal

HAMILTON, ON (Dec. 3, 2010) – Prior to the Dec. 3 Hamilton Bulldogs game, the City of Hamilton and Call2Recycle®, a free battery and cellphone collection program in North America, hosted a joint press conference to thank Hamiltonians for their efforts to divert  batteries from local landfills.  On Oct. 5, Hamiltonians were asked to collect batteries by Nov. 7 as part of the ...

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Battery Recycling Soared During Weekend Event

Torontonians recycled 2,500 kilograms of batteries during Call2Recycle® event with Guy Lafleur

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2010 – Call2Recycle®, a free battery and cellphone collection program in North America, is proud to announce that Torontonians recycled approximately 2,500 kilograms of batteries during a three hour event on Sept. 25 at the CN Tower with hockey legend Guy Lafleur.  More than 3,000 people joined in the recycling festivities.  Those who brought old batteries and cellphones for recycling were rewarded with signed hockey memorabilia.

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