Partnership will expand battery sorting capacity in Quebec

Battery collection and recycling program Call2Recycle Canada and information technology asset disposition (ITAD) company Quantum Lifecycle Partners LP, both based in Toronto, are partnering to expand the sorting of used batteries in Quebec.

The firms say their collaboration will support the battery recycling effort in Quebec and in all Atlantic provinces while strengthening Canada’s overall battery recycling infrastructure and supporting scrap reduction and the local economy.

Call2Recycle operates Quebec’s provincial battery collection and recycling program, where it says it has collected and recycled more than 12.3 million kilograms of used batteries since 2012—including 1.8 million kilograms in 2023—through its network of approximately 5,000 collection sites. To build upon those totals, Call2Recycle and Quantum Lifecycle are partnering to increase sorting capacity for used batteries in the province.

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Starting this month, Quantum Lifecycle’s Montreal facility will operate as Call2Recycle’s second sorting facility in Quebec, sorting used single-use and rechargeable household batteries. The firms say the partnership ensures more used batteries are sorted locally in the province, reducing the program’s environmental footprint and related transportation emissions and supporting the local economy.

“We are pleased to welcome Quantum Lifecycle as our newest battery sorter in Quebec,” Call2Recycle Canada CEO Joe Zenobio says. “Quebecers have consistently showed a strong commitment to environmental stewardship through their participation in our battery recycling program. Partnering with Quantum Lifecycle, a Canadian leader in sustainable environmental services, will significantly expand our local sorting capacity, meeting the growing demand for battery recycling and further advancing Quebec’s recycling goals.”

Call2Recycle says its program supports scrap diversion and environmental protection across Canada by collecting and recycling a wide range of batteries, including household batteries, e-mobility batteries and those from electric vehicles. The organization says its program has diverted nearly 50 million kilograms of batteries from landfills since its inception.

“Due to the electrification of everyday items, batteries represent a growing portion of the electronics waste stream,” Quantum Lifecycle President Gary Diamond says. “Quantum is pleased to help keep these items out of landfills, ensuring they get properly recycled.”