Who are we?
Call2Recycle Canada, Inc. is a not-for-profit, stewardship organization committed to the safe collection, transportation and recycling of consumer batteries across Canada. Working on behalf of its stakeholders, the Call2Recycle program has established a best-in-class collection and recycling program that ensures the batteries collected from its network of over 9,000 sites are responsibly and safely recycled.
What do we offer?
Call2Recycle Canada, Inc.’s steward program offers a national turnkey solution to fulfill your obligations and manage regulatory complexities in a streamlined manner allowing you to operate in compliance with formal provincial battery regulations, including British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia where Call2Recycle Canada, Inc. is the provincially approved battery stewardship organization. In Ontario, Call2Recycle is a registered producer responsibility organization (PRO) managing regulatory compliance on behalf of obligated producers. In New Brunswick, on behalf of industry, Call2Recycle operates its program pursuant to formal agreements held with each of the respective ministries in those provinces. With support from the industry, the Call2Recycle program is available to residents in all other provinces.
Not only does Call2Recycle manage regulatory complexities in a cost-effective and streamlined manner, its consumer battery collection and recycling program also meet the highest standards of responsible recycling.
What are the steward program benefits?
Call2Recycle Canada, Inc. has successfully operated a National, simple and highly efficient program since 1997. Our singular focus is to responsibly collect and recycle household batteries across Canada, ensuring they are diverted from landfill. By taking responsibility of the end-of-life management of your batteries or product(s) containing batteries, not only is your company demonstrating a commitment to the environmentally-sound recycling of batteries, but saves time and resources by streamlining the compliance management:
- Simplicity: allows your company to manage regulatory complexities and cost-effectiveness by supporting one program.
- Liability: serves as a third-party strategy to help reduce your legal risk that results from landfilling, reselling on the black market, or shipping overseas. Call2Recycle meets the highest standards of responsible recycling to ensure batteries are properly managed and recycled.
- Reporting: on behalf of its stakeholders, Call2Recycle submits extensive recycling reports to regulatory bodies, including in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and Prince Edward Island, where the reports are required according to provincial regulations.
- Information: ensures your company remains informed of pertinent updates on regulatory changes, steward responsibilities and fees and collection results.
How is the Program Funded?
In an effort to harmonize the program nationally, continue to offer a robust, convenient program for consumers, and implement continuous program enhancements, following industry best practices, Call2Recycle applies an Environmental Handling Fee (EHF) per unit sold on applicable primary and rechargeable batteries in provinces where it operates under approved stewardship plans . The EHFs cover the cost associated with the safe and responsible recycling of end-of-life batteries.
What Types of Batteries need to be Recycled?
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental management strategy guided by the principle that whomever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing that product’s environmental impact. In provinces, where EPR regulations exist, all manufacturers, retailers, distributors and other suppliers of certain products must be active in an approved product stewardship plan. Currently, Call2Recycle Canada, Inc., operates under approved stewardship plans in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, and in Ontario as a registered producer responsibility organization (PRO). The Call2Recycle provincial programs accept the following batteries:
Rechargeable Batteries:
- Lithium Ion
- Nickel Cadmium
- Nickel Metal Hydride
- Nickel Zinc
- Small Sealed Lead Acid (excluding Sask. and Que.)
- Portable Power
Single-Use Batteries:
- Alkaline
- Lithium Primary
- Silver Oxide
- Zinc Air
- Zinc Carbon
- Zinc Chloride
In addition, fees may be applied to products containing batteries, including the following:
- Construction/Renovation/Garden Tools (excluding B.C. and Ont.)
- E-Toys (excluding B.C and Ont.)
- Flashlights & Spotlights (excluding B.C. and Ont.)
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms (excluding B.C. and Ont.)
How do I know if I’m obligated?
To find out if your company is an obligated party as outlined in the provincial regulations, and needs to sign a Call2Recycle member agreement, visit “Am I Obligated?” .Additional materials and information can be found in the Resources & Support Centre.
