Recycle Your Batteries, Canada: Contest Homepage

BC E-Transport Recycling

In British Columbia, we offer a simple and safe way to ensure your entire e-bike is recycled responsibly when it reaches the end of its life.

Recycle Your Batteries, Alberta!

Hey, Alberta! It’s time to Collect, Protect, and Drop Off your used batteries!

Get Ready for the Earth Rangers Battery Blitz Contest!

Get ready! The Battery Blitz School Mission Contest is coming this spring to Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Construction Worker Dropping Off Batteries

Collect, protect, and drop off your batteries every 3 months

The how, what, why and where of household battery recycling.

Dad, mom and daughter protecting batteries

Battery safety

It is everyone’s responsibility to recycle their batteries safely.

The battery recycling journey

Learn more about the lifecycle of a battery.

Used alkaline batteries lie in the soil where plants grow. Concept of environmental pollution with toxic household waste

The environmental impact of recycling used batteries

Positive change that goes a long way.

Enter the Battery Blitz Contest

Earth Rangers and Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! – A winning combination.

Our Impact in Canada

Batteries collected in 2023

5,800,000 kg

Batteries collected since 1997

55,000,000 kg

Participating drop-off locations

14,800

Environmental Impact

Our Partners

Dad Mom Daughter Protecting Batteries for environment

What batteries can be recycled?

Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! manages the collection and recycling of single-use and rechargeable dry-cell household batteries (weighing up to 5 kg each).

Damaged, defective, and recalled batteries (DDR)

What to do with damaged or defective batteries.

Group of people recycling batteries at grocery store scaled

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Recycling News

Recycle Your Batteries, Alberta!

Hey, Alberta! It’s time to Collect, Protect, and Drop Off your used batteries! The Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program, powered by Call2Recycle, is being launched across the province, offering you more convenient drop-off locations at leading retailers and municipal facilities.

Christine Sinclair discusses battery recycling on the CP24 Breakfast show

Watch Canadian soccer legend and Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! ambassador Christine Sinclair as she discusses the power of teamwork in driving successful battery recycling across Canada!

Canadians Recycled Over 6.8 Million KG of Batteries in 2024

Way to go, Canada! You have a lot to be proud of. In 2024, Canadians recycled over 6.8 million kilograms of used batteries through the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program, marking a 17% jump from 2023.

Get Ready for the Earth Rangers Battery Blitz Contest!

Get ready! The Battery Blitz School Mission Contest is coming this spring to Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Celebrating National Battery Day

Every year on February 18th, we celebrate the National Battery Day, to celebrate the batteries that power our daily lives. As we approach National Battery day, it’s important to take some time to appreciate the battery technologies that help to shape the ...