RBRC Announces Award Winners

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. announced the recipients of its sixth annual "Recycling Leadership Awards" with regional recipients.

Additionally, two organizations -- one in the United States and the other in Canada received the "National Leadership Award." Both the national and regional awards recognize RBRC's community and public program participants for their outstanding efforts in rechargeable battery recycling through the Call2Recycle program.

The following groups were recognized on a national level for their participation in the Call2Recycle program.

Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), Alamogordo, New Mexico

To date, Holloman AFB has collected a total of 6,500 pounds of rechargeable batteries. In 2005, the base collected more than 2,300 pounds

Alberta Environment, Province of Alberta, Canada

To encourage the recycling of rechargeable batteries and cell phones, in 2005, Alberta Environment worked in partnership with the RBRC to conduct a six-month call-to-action campaign, targeting potential participants in RBRC's Call2Recycle program. The initiative involved direct calls, information and postcard mailings to municipalities, manufacturing, industrial, construction, hospitality and the environmental sectors throughout the province. As a result, 41 new sites from communities, public agencies and business were signed up during the campaign, joining 70 existing collection sites to realize an overall collection of 14,200 pounds of rechargeable batteries and cell phones, an increase of 37.5% over the previous year.

The following groups were recognized on a regional level for their participation in the Call2Recycle program:

Escambia County Department of Solid Waste Management, Cantonment, Florida

Marion County Department of Public Works-Environmental Services, Salem, Oregon

New York City Police and Fire Departments, New York, NY

Illinois Department of Corrections, Springfield, Illinois