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As Canadians prepare for Daylight Saving Time on March 12, Call2Recycle reminds consumers to check their smoke detectors and recycle their old batteries

Toronto, ON – March 7, 2017 – This spring, Call2Recycle®, Canada’s national consumer battery collection and recycling program, is reminding consumers to re-energize their homes before the start of Daylight Saving Time. As Canadians prepare to move their clocks forward on March 12 for longer days, Call2Recycle is reminding consumers to help keep their families safe by ...

Battery collection and recycling program, Call2Recycle®, kicks off milestone year with record-breaking collections in 2016

 TORONTO, ONTARIO – January 25, 2017 – Call2Recycle Canada, Inc., Canada’s national consumer battery collection and recycling organization, is ringing in the new year with two milestone celebrations – the 20^th anniversary of its commitment to help Canadians collect used batteries for recycling and record-breaking collections in 2016.

The organization was founded in 1997 by the battery industry long before provincial mandates to collect and recycle ...

Toronto – Nearly 200 schools across Canada registered in the Call2Recycle® and EcoKids Battery Busters: Waste Reduction Week Contest, which resulted in 13,869 kg of used or expired batteries collected for recycling. The contest came on the heels of the highly successful Battery Busters: Spring Cleaning Contest and created an opportunity for students and teachers to take their waste reduction efforts to the next level. Organizers are thrilled with the results.

Joe Zenobio, Executive Director, Call2Recycle Canada, Inc. says, “We are ...

TAKE TIME TO RECHARGE YOUR HOME BEFORE THE END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 

As Canadians prepare to turn back their clocks on November 6^th, Call2Recycle reminds them to test and turn in their batteries!

Toronto, ON – November 1, 2016 – This fall, Call2Recycle®, Canada’s national consumer battery collection and recycling program, is reminding Canadians to re-energize and recharge their homes before the end of Daylight Saving Time. As Canadians prepare to turn back their clocks, the traditional time to check smoke ...