Call2Recycle Canada announces Earth Month initiatives

Battery collection and recycling organization Call2Recycle Canada is calling on Canadians to celebrate Earth Month in April by stepping up their battery recycling to protect the environment.

In a news release, the Toronto-based organization says with each battery recycled, Canadians can continue to make a significant impact on the ecosystem, adding that in 2023, almost 6 million kilograms of used batteries were diverted from landfills through the organization’s “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!” program. Call2Recycle says its program has surpassed 45 million kilograms of batteries recycled since its start in 1997.

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In recognition of Earth Month, Call2Recycle Canada is rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at encouraging the public to make a positive environmental impact:

• The April Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! “Take Charge Contest” promotes awareness of battery recycling and offers Canadians the opportunity to win prizes by recycling their batteries at one of over 12,000 drop-off locations nationwide.
• Call2Recycle is partnering with retailers including Longo’s and Batteries Expert to enhance the contest through in-store activation, offering consumers easy access to battery recycling while shopping.
• Call2Recycle and Staples are commemorating their 20-year battery recycling partnership and will be raising awareness through digital and social media activations.
• Call2Recycle will be recognizing the Fall 2023 Battery Blitz School Contest winners in Ontario, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia. In collaboration with youth conservation organization Earth Rangers, this program aims to educate and recognize students’ and schools’ efforts to promote battery recycling and environmental education within their communities.
• Call2Recycle will share battery recycling guidance and information throughout the month.

“Earth Month is an opportunity to consider our actions and the impact they can have on our planet,” Call2Recycle Canada President Joe Zenobio says. “We encourage Canadians to take charge this April by bringing their used batteries to one of Call2Recycle’s participating convenient drop-off sites for recycling. With the support of our partners—members, provincial governments and collection sites—we continue to make battery recycling more accessible and convenient for all Canadians.”

In 2023, the organization says it diverted enough precious metals to produce the equivalent of nearly 37 million new cell phone batteries and enough steel to produce the equivalent of over 278 million new AA alkaline batteries.

Call2Recycle’s battery drop-off locations across Canada can be found here.