Vermont is the first US State to pass a law where producers cannot sell primary batteries in the State unless they participate in an approved stewardship plan that provides free collection and recycling of primary batteries for consumers. Currently, the below list of brands are participating in the State-approved Call2Recycle plan and are compliant with the law. Learn more here.
Approved Producers
- Ace Hardware Corporation
- Amazon
- Delhaize America (Hannaford Supermarkets)
- Dollar General Corporation
- Do It Best
- Dorcy International, Inc.
- Duracell
- Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc
- Evergreen (C.P.) USA Inc.
- Family Dollar Stores of Vermont, Inc.
- General Wireless Operations, Inc.
- Gibson Innovations USA, Inc.
- GP Batteries International Limited
- Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Interstate Batteries Recycling, LLC
- L’Image Home Products, Inc.
- Maxell Corporation of America
- Original Power Inc.
- Panasonic Corporation
- PLR IP Holdings, LLC (Polaroid)
- PowerMax Battery USA
- Rayovac/Spectrum Brands
- RiteAid
- Sony Electronics, Inc.
- Strand Europe Ltd.
- Surefire, LLC
- Sy Kessler Sales, Inc.
- Target Corp.
- Toys R Us – Delaware, Inc.
- Tractor Supply Company
- True Value Company
- Varta Microbattery Inc
Approved Brand(s)
- ACE
- AmazonBasics
- American Choice
- Audigy
- Auditas
- Beltone
- Connect Hearing
- DG Home
- Diehard
- Do It Best
- Dorcy
- Dorcy Industrial
- Duracell
- Duracell Activair
- Duracell Coppertop
- Duracell Coppertop Ultra Power
- Duracell Mallory
- Duracell Power Pix
- Duracell Prismatic
- Duracell Procell
- Duracell Quantum
- Duracell Ultra
- Duracell Ultra Advanced
- Eco Gold
- Ecopack
- Energizer
- Energizer Advanced
- Energizer Eco Advanced
- Energizer Industrial
- Energizer Max
- Energizer Ultimate
- Essential Everyday (Shaw’s Supermaket)
- Eveready
- Eveready Gold
- Eveready Super Heavy Duty
- Evergreen
- Family Dollar
- Fusion
- GNResound
- Gold Peak
- GP
- GP Greencell
- GP High Voltage
- GP Super
- GP Supercell
- GP Ultra
- GP Ultra Plus
- Home 360
- Interstate
- JobSmart
- Kodak
- Mastercell
- Maxell
- Maxell Gold
- Maxell Super
- Panasonic
- Panasonic Evolta
- Panasonic Pro
- Philips
- Polaroid
- Power Ace
- Power One
- Power Patrol
- Powermax (AC Delco)
- PowerVolt
- RadioShack
- Rayovac
- Rayovac Hybrid
- Rayovac I-C3
- Rayovac Platinum
- Rayovac Renewal
- Rayovac Ultra Cordless
- Rayovac Ultra Pro
- Renata
- Rite Aid
- Rite Aid Home
- Sharper Image
- Siemens
- Smart Living (A&P)
- Sony
- Sony Acti Force
- Sony Cyber-Shot
- Sony Cycle Energy
- Sony Stamina
- Sony Stamina Platinum
- Sunbeam
- Surefire
- Thunderbolt Magnum
- Tops (Fresh Direct)
- Toys R Us
- True Value Max
- up&up
- VARTA
- Workaholic