In honor of National Battery Day Feb. 18, 2016, Atlanta-based Call2Recycle Inc., North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship organization, has announced the Lead the Charge on National Battery Day awareness campaign will run throughout the month of February.
Call2Recycle says it is encouraging consumers to make an effort to recycle their used batteries.
National Battery Day is a date when organizations observe the importance of batteries and create awareness around how they make lives easier by providing convenient, portable power, according to Call2Recycle. The day commemorates the birth in 1745 of Italian physicist and pioneer, Alessandro Volta, who invented the battery.
“Batteries help power our daily lives and popular gadgets, but they don’t last forever, so they should be recycled when they no longer hold a charge,” says Linda Gabor, vice president of marketing and customer service at Call2Recycle. “We’re pleased to join with our collection partners to promote National Battery Day and increase battery recycling across the North America.”
Call2Recycle recently announced a record-breaking 12.6 million pounds (5.7 million kilograms) of batteries collected in 2015. This major environmental achievement marks the 19th consecutive year the organization has generated a year-over-year increase since collections began in 1996 in the volume of batteries diverted from landfills and recycled, according to Call2Recycle. The organization says it ensures that these items, which contain valuable resources, are responsibly recycled to create new batteries and other products, preventing potentially hazardous materials from entering the waste stream.
Call2Recycle partners with a network of collection partners, including retailers, businesses and municipalities, to collect batteries and cellphones. The organization also works to educate consumers about the importance of battery recycling and the ease of doing so by finding a drop-off location in the network. Eight-seven percent of U.S. and Canadian residents live within 10 miles (15 kilometers) of one of Call2Recycle’s 30,000 drop-off locations.
Throughout February, Call2Recycle says it will invite consumers to join the Lead the Charge sweepstakes by recycling their batteries at a Call2Recycle drop-off site in the U.S. and in Canada. The organization says it anticipates the innovative campaign will expand consumer awareness and create excitement about battery recycling. Call2Recycle’s collection sites will accept all types of household batteries (weighing up to 5 kilograms, or 11 pounds, each), including both single-use and rechargeable batteries commonly found in laptops, digital cameras, game consoles, MP3 players, tablets and phones.
Call2Recycle says it is encouraging consumers to make an effort to recycle their used batteries.
National Battery Day is a date when organizations observe the importance of batteries and create awareness around how they make lives easier by providing convenient, portable power, according to Call2Recycle. The day commemorates the birth in 1745 of Italian physicist and pioneer, Alessandro Volta, who invented the battery.
“Batteries help power our daily lives and popular gadgets, but they don’t last forever, so they should be recycled when they no longer hold a charge,” says Linda Gabor, vice president of marketing and customer service at Call2Recycle. “We’re pleased to join with our collection partners to promote National Battery Day and increase battery recycling across the North America.”
Call2Recycle recently announced a record-breaking 12.6 million pounds (5.7 million kilograms) of batteries collected in 2015. This major environmental achievement marks the 19th consecutive year the organization has generated a year-over-year increase since collections began in 1996 in the volume of batteries diverted from landfills and recycled, according to Call2Recycle. The organization says it ensures that these items, which contain valuable resources, are responsibly recycled to create new batteries and other products, preventing potentially hazardous materials from entering the waste stream.
Call2Recycle partners with a network of collection partners, including retailers, businesses and municipalities, to collect batteries and cellphones. The organization also works to educate consumers about the importance of battery recycling and the ease of doing so by finding a drop-off location in the network. Eight-seven percent of U.S. and Canadian residents live within 10 miles (15 kilometers) of one of Call2Recycle’s 30,000 drop-off locations.
Throughout February, Call2Recycle says it will invite consumers to join the Lead the Charge sweepstakes by recycling their batteries at a Call2Recycle drop-off site in the U.S. and in Canada. The organization says it anticipates the innovative campaign will expand consumer awareness and create excitement about battery recycling. Call2Recycle’s collection sites will accept all types of household batteries (weighing up to 5 kilograms, or 11 pounds, each), including both single-use and rechargeable batteries commonly found in laptops, digital cameras, game consoles, MP3 players, tablets and phones.