Press Releases

Call2Recycle Partners with VMX International to Meet Increasing Demands of Electrification and EV Adoption

ATLANTA, Ga. – Call2Recycle, Inc. the country’s premier consumer battery collections, logistics, recycling and battery management program, today announced they have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with VMX International, a minority and women-owned environmental services company. The partnership is the latest development of Call2Recycle’s expanding program to meet the increasing demands of electrification and Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption.

According to the MOU, VMX International will ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 1, 2023

Lisa Fleming Brings Wealth of Financial, Strategic, and Operational Experience to National Battery Recycling Organization

ATLANTA, Ga. – Call2Recycle, Inc. the country’s premier battery collections, logistics, and recycling program, today announced the appointment of Lisa Fleming as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 1, 2023. Ms. Fleming will report to Call2Recycle’s Chief Executive Officer, Leo Raudys.

As CFO, Ms. Fleming will oversee all the organization’s financial activities. She will elevate and lead the ...

Nearly 8 Million Pounds of Batteries Collected; Data Shows Milestone Year for Lithium-Ion Battery Collection

ATLANTA, Ga. — Call2Recycle^®, the nation’s largest consumer battery stewardship and collection program, is pleased to announce its annual battery collections data. In 2022, nearly 8 million pounds of batteries were collected for recycling in the U.S., including over 3 million pounds of lithium-ion batteries, the highest number of lithium-ion batteries collected in the program’s history.

Call2Recycle, Inc. is a U.S.-based non-profit that works to ...

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ATLANTA – June 23, 2022 – Today, Call2Recycle, Inc., the country’s first consumer battery collection and recycling program, in collaboration with PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization and the bicycle industry’s trade association, announced the publication of two e-bike battery safety guides. 

According to the market research firm, NPD Group, e-bike sales grew 145 percent from 2019 to 2020, more than double the rate of classic bikes. In response ...

ATLANTA, GA – April 26, 2022
Call2Recycle®, the country’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, today announced a partnership with Li Industries to augment its battery sorting and recycling using Li Industries’ innovative technology. The partnership will initially focus on commercializing Li Industries unique battery sorting technology, which will allow end-of-life batteries to be more efficiently and accurately sorted by battery chemistry.

Li Industries sorting technology automates most of the major tasks of identifying battery chemistries ...