recycling | - Part 9

Laurentide Re-Sources Named Newest Call2Recycle Battery Sorting Facility

Quebec company expands Call2Recycle’s sortation capacity

TORONTO (October 4, 2012) – Call2Recycle^®, North America’s leader in consumer battery recycling, is proud to announce that it has signed an agreement with Laurentide Re-Sources Inc., to provide battery sortation services for Call2Recycle’s national battery recycling program. The Victoriaville, Quebec company has been contracted to properly sort and record consumer primary batteries and rechargeable batteries shipped from Call2Recycle collection sites across Quebec and Eastern Canada. With this engagement, Laurentide becomes the third Canadian sorting ...

4
OCT

Press Releases

batteries, Laurentide, Quebec, recycling, sorting facility

Group Effort – Recycling Today

Many U.S. cities are diverting more than 30 percent of their solid waste to recycling. Most communities have the potential to do far more using a variety of approaches.

By Carl Smith, CEO & President, Call2Recycle

Municipal solid waste (MSW) consists of common items we use and then throw away, ranging from everyday garbage, such as product packaging, food scraps, bottles and newspapers, to clothing, appliances, paint and ...

4
SEP

Articles

household hazardous waste, municipality, rechargeable batteries, recycling

“Green Guilt” Infographic

A survey commissioned by Call2Recycle^® found the percentage of people who feel they could and should be doing more to help preserve the environment had doubled since 2009. This is known as “green guilt.” 46% felt cellphones needed recycling and 17% agreed that rechargeable batteries shouldn’t be thrown away. Fortunately, there are a number of retail partners like Staples in the U.S. who accept these materials for recycling, along with other products. So, you don’t ...

13
AUG

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electronics, green guilt, infographic, recycling, Staples, survey

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 ...

19
JUL

Press Releases

battery, Canada, Quebec, RECYC-QUÉBEC, recycling

Corporation for Battery Recycling Releases RFP for National Household Battery Recycling Program

The four largest US battery companies, under the auspices of the non-profit Corporation for Battery Recycling (CBR), recently issued a request for proposal seeking a business partner to steward the collection and recycling of household batteries. The organization envisions a voluntary national program focusing on the collection of all consumer batteries that maximizes the reuse of spent battery materials and produces zero waste to landfill. The request is the culmination ...

11
JUL

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