Jurisdictions throughout the United States require certain companies to pay for the proper end-of-life disposal of batteries they put into the marketplace. Your company may be one of them. Read about the requirements and the benefits of becoming a steward in the Call2Recycle® program.

✔ Regulatory Assurance

Active stewards are listed as being in compliance with all regulated jurisdictions in the United States. Call2Recycle has direct access to regulators to assist in providing you guidance or have your questions answered regarding interpretations of laws and regulations. As a Call2Recycle steward, your regulatory obligations are fulfilled for applicable U.S. federal and state laws.

✔ Producer Responsibility

Rights to imprint the EPA-approved battery recycling seal onto batteries, products, or packaging to comply with applicable laws and demonstrate your company’s commitment to environmentally responsible battery recycling.

✔ Simplicity

Allows your company to manage the cost of regulatory complexities through the support of one program. Over the past 26 years, Call2Recycle has resolved logistical challenges and regulatory intricacies to collect and recycle batteries safely, compliantly, and responsibly.

✔ Stewardship

With R2 certification¹ and e-Stewards recognition from the Basel Action Network (BAN) you have the assurance that collected batteries will be responsibly recycled.

✔ Reporting

On your behalf, we submit extensive reporting to dozens of regulatory bodies – including Vermont, New York, Minnesota, as well as others, which require reports as part of the regulations. This information can also be used for corporate sustainability reporting.

Stewards FAQ

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How does a company become an industry steward?

By submitting an Industry Steward Inquiry Form, we can confirm that you qualify.

What states have Battery EPR laws?

Battery EPR laws continue to expand across the United States. Find out more about which states have battery EPR laws enacted.

Who is Call2Recycle®?

We are the country’s largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, with a network of thousands of public collection sites. We were founded in the mid-1990s as a voluntary, industry-run initiative to keep the heavy metals from rechargeable batteries out of the solid waste stream.

How are you funded?

Call2Recycle operates a rechargeable battery and a single-use battery program in the United States to provide single programs for full compliance to all battery EPR laws. Each program is designed and maintained so that the program fully complies with the evolving legislation across the country.

What is product stewardship?

Product stewardship is the act of minimizing the health, safety, environmental, and social impact of a product and its packaging throughout its lifecycle. While product manufacturers or producer have the greatest ability to influence this impact, suppliers, retailers, regulators and consumers also play significant roles.


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