Delaware State Waste Authority: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Evolves with the Times
Recycling has become more popular as a result of the overarching trend to act “green.” However, long before residential recycling was in vogue, the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) was at the forefront with its residential drop-off recycling centers across the state.
Based on the European r...
Curbside Recycling: Will Convenience Increase Battery Collections? Linda Gabor, VP of Marketing & Customer Service, Call2Recycle, Inc.Municipalities, waste management companies and recycling processors are joining together to find innovative and convenient ways to expand recycling. Curbside recycling is one area that municipalities are testing to see if rec...
Bridging the Behavioral Gap for Recycling Success – Environmental Leader
In the environmental and product stewardship industry, there is a lot of talk about the barriers that stand in the way of really successful recycling in product take-back programs. Physical barriers, like accessibility and product design, present significant and well-documented hurdles. The not-so-t...
Who pays for the recycling program?
Major product and battery manufacturers across the globe, called industry stewards, fund our recycling program to ensure that the batteries and cellphones that they introduce into the marketplace are being responsibly recycled when they reach their end of life. These industry stewards are committ...
What do you accept?
We currently collect and recycle all batteries weighing less than 11 lbs. (5 kg) and cellphones. We do not accept wet-cell or car batteries. Visit the Earth911.com website to find out where you can recycle the batteries we don’t currently accept.
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