Moving Day: On July 1 Quebec not only celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday, but also another event–Moving Day. Last year, an estimated 200,000 people participated in this annual ritual unique to the province. A Montreal Gazette article and advertisement sponsored by Call2Recycle encouraged ...
On June 8, 2010, a small Call2Recycle team stood in Vancouver’s Stanley Park to inaugurate a milestone in battery recycling history: launch of the first government-mandated consumer battery collection and recycling program in North America on July 1. In 2009, The British ...
On display this July 1: special Canada Day concerts, parades and fireworks. Among the less festive sights across Quebec: moving trucks and recycling bins jammed to overflowing with cardboard boxes and bubble wrap. For many people who rent their homes, it’s also ...
Why are you closing private collection sites in Alberta? Call2Recycle is restructuring our battery collection program in Alberta to support the long-term sustainability of our organization. We have operated a not-for-profit collection program that has been funded voluntarily in Alberta since 1997. ...
WINNIPEG, May 18, 2017 /CNW/ – Recycling batteries is an important part of reducing landfill waste. It is estimated that every year more than 650,000kg batteries are sold in Manitoba and if these were all thrown in the trash, it would represent tonnes ...
Over 300,000 kg recycled in partnership with battery collection and recycling program, Call2Recycle® (Vancouver, B.C.) April 20, 2017 — London Drugs, in partnership with Call2Recycle®, Canada’s national consumer battery collection and recycling program, announced today that it has diverted over 300,000 kg ...
For the third consecutive year, Call2Recycle Canada has partnered with Earth Rangers, a kids’ conservation organization, to raise awareness for battery recycling with Canadian kids. In April and May, a Battery Blitz School Mission team will be visiting 50 schools in British ...
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 ...
