King County Solid Waste Division

King County Solid Waste Division

In 1990, prompted by citizen demand, Washington State directed local governments to create plans to manage hazardous wastes produced by households and, in small quantities, by businesses and other organizations. In 1991, local governments and agencies established a partnership as the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County to manage these wastes regionally.

The program brings together resources from four government agencies and 37 suburban cities to help citizens, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies reduce the threat posed by ...

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Case Studies

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Cooperative Webinar Educates New York Municipalities on Statewide Rechargeable Battery Take-Back Law

The New York Product Stewardship Council, New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling and Call2Recycle sponsor webinar

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Sept. 30, 2011) – Municipal and county recycling programs may bear the financial burden for recycling rechargeable batteries when the statewide disposal ban on rechargeable batteries goes into effect. The New York Product Stewardship Council (NYPSC) and New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling (NYSAR3), in partnership with Call2Recycle®, have developed a complimentary webinar to discuss ...

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Press Releases

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RadioShack Named Largest Retailer for Recycling Rechargeable Batteries

In partnership with Call2Recycle, RadioShack recycles 5 million pounds of batteries

ATLANTA and FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 8, 2011) – RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH), a leading national retailer of innovative mobile technology products and services, announced it is the first retailer to collect 5 million pounds of rechargeable batteries since partnering with Call2Recycle®, the only free rechargeable battery collection program in North America.

Through its partnership with Call2Recycle, RadioShack has surpassed 5 million pounds in collections of rechargeable batteries, ranking as the ...

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Call2Recycle Partners with Media General to Recycle Used Rechargeable Batteries

Leading provider of news, information and entertainment ‘making news’ with sustainability program

ATLANTA (June 28, 2011) –To further support its corporate sustainability efforts, Media General (NYSE:MEG), a multimedia provider of broadcast television, digital media and print products, has joined forces with Call2Recycle®, the only free rechargeable battery and cellphone collection program in North America. Partnering with Call2Recycle demonstrates Media General’s commitment to the environment by conveniently recycling the rechargeable batteries used in its television station, newspaper and other offices every day.

“Participating ...

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