Call2Recycle Canada, Staples Professional expand partnership

Battery stewardship organization Call2Recycle Canada, Toronto, has announced a new initiative with Staples Professional, the business-to-business division of retailer Staples Canada, to expand its “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!” program to Staples’ professional business customers nationwide.

Staples Professional is offering its business customers of all sizes across Canada access to the recycling program, enabling participating businesses to conveniently recycle their used batteries and ensuring they are recycled in accordance with the highest industry standards. Used batteries will be processed to recover valuable materials for reuse in the manufacturing of new products, reducing the environmental impact and contributing to a strong circular economy.

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Through its Staples for Community platform, Staples Canada says it is committed to making a positive impact by promoting equity, preserving the environment and supporting education. The new recycling initiative is part of the company’s continued efforts to help businesses easily recycle not only used batteries, but also old electronics such as computers, mobile phones, keyboards, telecom equipment and printers.

Through their continued partnership over the last 20 years, Staples and Call2Recycle say they have worked to encourage battery recycling as a sustainable practice among Canadian consumers and businesses and have recycled almost 2 million kilograms of used batteries since 2004.

“Staples Professional is committed to delivering products, services and solutions that not only meet the diverse needs of our customers but also protect our natural resources and our planet,” Staples Professional Chief B2B Officer Chris Saniga says. “We are proud to extend that commitment to support our customers’ environmental initiatives through Call2Recycle’s ‘Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!’ program.”

Call2Recycle's its program partners with businesses, retailers, battery manufacturers, provincial governments and municipalities to collect and recycle as many used batteries as possible across Canada, and encourages all Canadians to collect, protect and drop off their batteries for recycling. Staples Canada and additional drop-off locations can be found online.

“We have made great strides with our partner Staples Canada for the past 20 years, helping Canadian consumers become increasingly aware of the importance of recycling batteries,” Call2Recycle Canada President Joe Zenobio says. “We are thrilled to expand these efforts to Staples Professional, making it even easier for Canadian businesses to recycle their batteries and contribute to a more sustainable future.”