Call2Recycle Names New Executive Director in Canada

Battery recycling program bolsters presence with new leadership, Board appointments and office space

TORONTO (Dec. 16, 2010) – Call2Recycle®, North America’s only free battery and cellphone collection program, today announced its heightened commitment to diverting batteries from Canada’s landfills with the appointment of a new Canadian executive director and a reconstituted board of directors, as well as the opening of a new office in Toronto.

These announcements celebrate the culmination of a banner year for the organization, which has collected rechargeable ...

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Battery Recycling Soared During Weekend Event

Torontonians recycled 2,500 kilograms of batteries during Call2Recycle® event with Guy Lafleur

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2010 – Call2Recycle®, a free battery and cellphone collection program in North America, is proud to announce that Torontonians recycled approximately 2,500 kilograms of batteries during a three hour event on Sept. 25 at the CN Tower with hockey legend Guy Lafleur.  More than 3,000 people joined in the recycling festivities.  Those who brought old batteries and cellphones for recycling were rewarded with signed hockey memorabilia.

“We ...

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Call2Recycle Responds to Ontario Regulation For All Battery Recycling

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation of Canada seeks to expand its program in Ontario to be North America’s first mandated all-battery recycling program

TORONTO, August 4, 2009 – Responding to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s efforts to implement the province’s Waste Diversion Act, the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation of Canada (RBRCC) has proposed to expand its decade-long, free recycling program, Call2Recycle, by becoming an official industry program for all household batteries. The Minister’s directive will result in the first mandated all-battery ...

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Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation Introduces Nationwide Cell Phone Collection and Recycling Program, Call2Recycle

Survey reveals Canadians are ready and willing to recycle their old cellphones

TORONTO, October 26, 2004 – The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a non-profit public service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries, today announced the nationwide launch of Call2Recycle™, its cellphone and rechargeable battery recycling program. Starting this week, a complete national infrastructure will be launched, with all-in-one cellphone and battery collection boxes shipped to over 4,000 participating retailers, communities, public agencies and businesses, providing a convenient service ...

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Richard Karn (a.k.a. Al Boreland From Home Improvement) In Toronto To Promote Battery Check Week

In Toronto to Promote Battery Check Week

TORONTO, April 23, 2002 –  Richard Karn (“Al” from the TV Show, Home Improvement, and the international spokesperson of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation) will be recognizing the rechargeable battery recycling efforts of the City of Toronto Police Department and Home Depot as part of Battery Check Week celebrations next week.

DATE: Thursday, April 25, 2002

TIME: 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Home Depot Leaside
101 Wicksteed Ave.
Toronto M4G 4H9

WHO: Richard Karn ...

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