Press Releases

Partnership will allow Vermonters to continue recycling primary batteries free of charge

Atlanta – February 18, 2021 – Call2Recycle^®, the country’s first and largest non-profit consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, is pleased to announce their approval by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, for a five-year term as the stewardship organization for the Vermont primary (non-rechargeable) battery recycling program. The approved partnership will enable Vermonters to continue recycling their primary batteries free of ...

CALL2RECYCLE CELEBRATES NATIONAL BATTERY DAY WITH MILESTONE YEAR OF 8.4 MILLION POUNDS OF BATTERIES COLLECTED & RECYCLED

Consumers, partners and stewards drive landmark collection numbers despite global pandemic

Atlanta – February 16, 2021 – To celebrate National Battery Day on February 18, Call2Recycle^®, the country’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, announced today that their collection partners, stewards, and consumers recycled 8.4 million pounds of batteries throughout the U.S. in 2020, an ...

Leo Raudys Brings Over 20 Years of Sustainability and Environmental Experience to National Battery Stewardship Organization

ATLANTA, Ga. – December 1, 2020 – Call2Recycle, Inc., the country’s premier consumer battery stewardship organization and program, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Leo Raudys as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, effective January 1, 2021. 

As CEO and President, Raudys will further develop the organizational strategy, partnerships, operations and management of its National collection and recycling program, ...

This Earth Day, we are facing a truly challenging situation. During this time, Call2Recycle’s top priority remains on the safety, health and general well-being of our staff, service providers, collection partners, stakeholders and the general public. We are also asking the public on Earth Day to keep one another safe as people spend more time at home more than ever.

We are asking the public to help us prevent accidents within the waste industry.Recently, the Solid Waste Association of North ...