Grainger Gets It Done – a Sustainability Success Story

When Grainger employees get behind a cause, there’s no doubt the job will get done. A friendly challenge amongst more than half of Grainger’s retail stores has resulted in a ton of fun and more than 6 tons of rechargeable batteries being collected.

In the tradition of championing critical causes in their local communities, 188 Grainger stores recently participated in the “Fall for Recycling” campaign to collect as many batteries as possible, with the help of Call2Recycle, the only no-cost battery ...

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Battery Recycling Program Reports Double Digit Collections in 2012

Call2Recycle cites banner year for Canada and California

ATLANTA (February 4, 2013) – North American battery collections increased 16 percent from 2011 to a record 10 million pounds (4.7 million kilograms) in 2012, reported by Call2Recycle, a product stewardship organization managing the only no-cost battery and cellphone collection program in North America.

The organization attributes its success to closing a banner year in California and Canada, both which collected over one million pounds. California became the first state in program history to ...

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Quebec takes environmental preservation to next level with battery recycling

Call2Recycle® named official All Consumer Battery Collection program operator

TORONTO (July 19, 2012) – Quebec residents can now recycle every type of household battery, announced Call2Recycle® today. RECYC-QUÉBEC has named Call2Recycle the province’s official All-Battery Collection program operator. With today’s announcement, residents can now drop off any battery weighing up to five (5) kilograms at Call2Recycle’s more than 900 battery collection locations and at participating municipalities in the province. Call2Recycle collects and processes batteries and cellphones to reclaim their materials and ...

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Responsible Recycling – Waste & Recycling News

Call2Recycle CEO & President, Carl Smith, will be a guest blogger for the month of May on Waste & Recycling News. This is the first installment, bookmark this site and check back for new posts each week.


Responsible Recycling

Increasing numbers of consumers are recycling their household waste and participating in local curbside pickup efforts. Even more impactful are the swelling numbers of sustainability initiatives by corporations and other organizations ...

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