Washington Legislature Considering Bill that Would Divert More Batteries from Landfills

UPDATE: February 22, 2012 – Washington Senate Bill 6148 and its companion bill, House Bill 2450 have not made it out of committee and will not be passed this session.

The Washington State Senate and House are considering product stewardship legislation that would require rechargeable battery manufacturers to ensure that batteries are diverted from landfills. Senate Bill 6148 and its companion bill, House Bill 2450, state that it is in ...

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Recycling for the Right Reasons

Recycling for the Right Reasons

Responsibly recycling your batteries is a hallmark of the Call2Recycle® program – meaning you keep peace of mind while helping to preserve our natural resources.

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With E-Stewards recognition from the Basel Action Network and a special permit from the US Department of Transportation, Call2Recycle meets or exceeds the most rigorous recycling standards. Having diverted 70 million pounds of batteries from ...

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Consumers Recycling More Batteries in 2011

Call2Recycle’s Battery Collections Surge 13.1%

ATLANTA (January 5, 2012) – More and more consumers are recycling their batteries according to Call2Recycle®, the North American leader in consumer battery recycling. Today it announced a 13.1 percent increase in 2011 battery collections (over 2010), collecting more than 7.6 million pounds (3.45 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries (the equivalent to the weight of 278 school buses) through a network of over 30,000 retail, business and municipal locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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