RadioShack Named Largest Retailer for Recycling Rechargeable Batteries

In partnership with Call2Recycle, RadioShack recycles 5 million pounds of batteries

ATLANTA and FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 8, 2011) – RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH), a leading national retailer of innovative mobile technology products and services, announced it is the first retailer to collect 5 million pounds of rechargeable batteries since partnering with Call2Recycle®, the only free rechargeable battery collection program in North America.

Through its partnership with Call2Recycle, RadioShack has surpassed 5 million pounds in collections of rechargeable batteries, ranking as the ...

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Call2Recycle Posts Record Increase of Battery Recycling in 2010

Legislation, consumer efforts contribute to collection of 6.7 million pounds of rechargeable batteries

ATLANTA (Jan. 18, 2011) –Call2Recycle®, North America’s only free battery and cellphone collection program, today announced a record-breaking 10.1 percent increase in its overall rechargeable battery collections in 2010. Through its network of more than 30,000 retail, municipal and business partners across the U.S. and Canada, Call2Recycle collected more than 6.7 million pounds (3 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries during the year.

In the U.S., Call2Recycle’s collection sites in ...

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RBRC Reports 12 Percent Increase in Collection Numbers for 2007

More than 6.3 million pounds (2.8 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries collected through the Call2Recycle program this year

ATLANTA, January 23, 2008 – The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a non-profit public service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries and cellphones, today reported a twelve percent increase in collection numbers, with more than 6.3 million pounds (2.8 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries recycled in the U.S. and Canada through its Call2Recycle program.

Call2Recycle, the most comprehensive nationwide rechargeable battery ...

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The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) Reports Increase in Collection Numbers

Over two million pounds of rechargeable batteries collected in first half of 2005

ATLANTA, July 15, 2005 – The nonprofit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) today announced its collection data for the first six months of 2005, reporting that a total of 2,259,635 pounds of rechargeable batteries was collected in the U.S. and Canada through their Call2Recycle? program — an increase of 9 percent from the same time period in 2004.

Call2Recycle is the nation?s most comprehensive rechargeable battery and ...

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The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) Reports Increase In Collection Numbers

Commitment to Environment Greater than Ever in 2004

ATLANTA, February 14, 2005 -The nonprofit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) today announced its collection data for 2004, reporting more than 4.4 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in the U.S. and Canada, an increase of 7.7 percent from 2003. In addition, RBRC’s Call2Recycle cellphone and rechargeable battery collection program has collected more than 48,000 cellphones since its launch in April 2004.

Since 2003, RBRC has experienced an increase in participation ...

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