Staples Signs On to Collect Rechargeable Batteries

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation announces program with the environmental leader in the office supply industry

ATLANTA, April 24, 2003 – The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries, announced today the rollout of RBRC’s battery recycling program in Staples stores throughout the U.S..

RBRC’s battery drop off boxes will be in Staples stores starting Sunday, April 27. Staples customers can simply drop off their used rechargeable batteries at the store customer service desk, where the ...

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Popular Science Honors Nonprofit RBRC with "Ad of the Month" on its monthly newsletter

ATLANTA, July 24, 2003 – The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit public service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries, today announced that they were awarded Popular Science’s “ad of the month” in its monthly newsletter “Navigate.” The ad ran in the magazine’s July 2003 issue.

The award honors RBRC’s ads for effectively conveying its key message “If it’s rechargeable, it’s recyclable!” to consumers through ad design and copy. The particular ad awarded features a pileated woodpecker perched on ...

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RBRC Reports Collection Numbers Up 30 Percent

Over two million pounds of rechargeable batteries collected in first half of 2003

ATLANTA, July 15, 2003 – Being green is in and it’s showing in record numbers. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit, public service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries, today announced its collection data for the first six months of 2003, reporting that they collected two million pounds of rechargeable batteries – a 30 percent increase for the same time period for 2002.

In addition, RBRC ...

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