Every year on February 18th, we observe National Battery Day, to celebrate the batteries that power our daily lives. It’s important to take some time to appreciate the battery technologies that help to shape the world, as well as to remind ourselves of our responsibilities to properly dispose of them at their end of life.
Batteries contain various chemical elements such as mercury, lead, nickel, and silver, which can pose a risk to the environment when they end up in landfills. However, when batteries are recycled responsibly, they can be repurposed into new items.
So take the pledge to recycle your batteries, properly.
Help protect the environment and your community by pledging to keep batteries out of the trash and recycle responsibly instead.
Not only are you doing the right thing, you can also WIN merchandise autographed by Christine Sinclair!
Prizing Structure
3 X First Prize
One of three autographed Christine Sinclair replica jerseys
2 X Second Prize
One of two Christine Sinclair autographed soccer balls
10 X Third Prize
One of ten autographed copies of Christine Sinclair’s book, “Playing the Long Game”.
Contest ends at 11:59 PM ET on February 18, 2026.
LIMIT: 1 entry per social media account.
Full contest rules available below.
BATTERY DAY SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST
(“Contest”)
OFFICIAL RULES
(“Official Rules”)
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, approved or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Facebook (Meta Platforms, Inc.).
ELIGIBILITY. Open to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority applicable in their jurisdiction of residence at time of entry. Individuals who are officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of Sponsor (as defined below), its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly involved in the Contest, and their immediate family members (defined as parents, children, siblings, including step relatives, and spouses, including common law spouses, regardless of whether they live in the same household) and members of the same household are not eligible. Groups, clubs, organizations and other entities, whether commercial or not, cannot participate.
Void where prohibited. Participation constitutes participant’s full and unconditional agreement to abide by these Official Rules and all Sponsor’s decisions and interpretations of these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
SPONSOR. The Contest is sponsored by Call2Recycle Canada Inc. (“Sponsor”).
TO ENTER. Internet access and valid Instagram and/or Facebook account required. Online entry through Instagram and Facebook; no other means of submission will be accepted. The Contest begins on February 1, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. ET and ends on February 18, 2026 at 11:59 P.M. ET (the “Promotional Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Promotion.
During the Promotion Period, there are two ways to enter, and you can enter by completing the following steps:
- have an Instagram account (if you do not have one, an Instagram account is free to activate at Instagram.com);
- follow Sponsor’s Instagram Page (@recycleyourbatteries_canada for English or recyclezvosbatteries_canada for French);
- “like” the post on Sponsor’s Instagram Page regarding the Contest; and
- In the comments section of the Contest post, type “I pledge to recycle my batteries”.
- have a Facebook account (if you do not have one, a Facebook account is free to activate at facebook.com);
- follow Sponsor’s Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/recycleyourbatteriescanada for English or http://www.facebook.com/recyclezvosbatteriescanada for French);
- “like” the post on Sponsor’s Facebook Page regarding the Contest; and
- In the comments section of the Contest post, type “I pledge to recycle my batteries”.
Entries must comply with Instagram’s Terms and Policies, located at https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870, Facebook’s Terms of Services, including Community Standards at http://www.facebook.com/terms, and Sponsor’s “Content Restrictions” below. By entering, you agree that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove any Entry and disqualify an entrant from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant’s has failed to conform to Instagram’s or Facebook’s terms or Sponsor’s Content Restrictions.
LIMIT: 1 entry per social media account used to enter the Contest. An entrant can earn 1 entry by completing the entry steps on the Sponsor’s English social media page or on its French social media page, but not on both. For example, if an entrant completes the entry steps on both the Sponsor’s English Facebook page and its French Facebook page using the same social media account, that entrant will only earn 1 entry. An entrant can earn 1 entry per account on Facebook and 1 entry per account on Instagram if they complete the applicable entry steps on both platforms.
CONTENT RESTRICTIONS: entries must be consistent with the values of the Sponsor and must not contain any material that:
- violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or any other intellectual property rights;
- disparages Sponsor or any other person or party;
- is inappropriate, indecent, contains nudity, or is obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
- promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
- is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws of Canada.
Multiple entries can be earned by a single entrant on each of Facebook and Instagram if the entrant uses different social media accounts for each entry and completes the entry steps using each account. Each Entry must be submitted by the entrant him or herself. All entries must be received during the allotted time for the Promotion Period. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, undelivered, invalid, incomplete, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified.
Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
The sole determinant of time for the purposes of this Contest will be Sponsor.
In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any person who submitted an Entry, the authorized account holder of the Instagram or Facebook account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned to the Instagram or Facebook account by Instagram. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. At the conclusion of the Promotion Period, a random draw will be conducted from all entries received during the Promotional Period.
Selected entrants will be notified within approximately five (5) business days of the draw by private message on Instagram or Facebook. By entering the Contest, entrants consent to notification by Sponsor in this manner. One (1) attempt will be made to contact the selected entrant.
Prior to being confirmed as a winner, a selected entrant must:
(a) respond to notification within a two (2) business day period from the notification being sent;
(b) complete, sign and return the Declaration of Compliance with Official Rules, Release of Liability and Consent to Publicity confirming, among other things, eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules within the timeframe required;
(c) proof of identity and confirmation it corresponds with the holder of the Instagram or Facebook account, if requested by Sponsor; and
(d) correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind (whether mechanical or otherwise) administered at a mutually agreeable time in store, or by telephone in cases where prize is delivered by mail.
If a selected entrant fails to respond to the notification within the timeframe above, or as directed in the notification, for any reason or if the notification is returned as undeliverable or fails to reach a selected entrant for any reason, or if the selected entrant otherwise cannot be confirmed as described above, that selected entrant will be disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate entrant, who will be subject to confirmation in the same manner. Up to two (2) alternate entrants will have been selected and subject to confirmation in the same manner. If none of the alternates can be confirmed as a winner, the prize will be forfeited.
Sponsor or Sponsor’s representatives will arrange for delivery of prizes within three days after the selected entrant is confirmed as a winner, either to the confirmed winner’s local store or by mail.
PRIZES. There is thirteen (13) prize available to be won:
First Prize (1) – a signed jersey by Christine Sinclair with an approximate retail value of $185 CDN.
Second Prize (2) – a ball signed by Christine Sinclair with an approximate retail value of $60 CDN.
Third Prize (10) – a book signed by Christine Sinclair with an approximate retail value of $34 CDN.
Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and not redeemable for cash. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize, or component of a prize, for one of equal or greater value if a designated prize should become unavailable for any reason, or for any other reason in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the prizes. Any other costs or expenses associated with the prize will be the responsibility of selected winner.
Limit: Maximum one (1) prize per person and per household. Winner is solely responsible for all applicable taxes on prizes.
ODDS. Odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of entries received during the Promotion Period.
PERSONAL INFORMATION. Sponsor and its authorized agents will collect, use, and disclose the personal information you provide when you enter the Contest for the purposes of administering the Contest and prize fulfillment. By entering this Contest, you consent to such collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. You may also be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from Sponsor about its products, and upcoming Contest and promotions. Contest-related websites may be hosted on servers in the United States, and the personal information you provide may therefore also be subject to the laws of the United States.
By accepting a prize, winner agrees to Sponsor’s use of his/her name, Instagram handle, entry, city/province/territory of residence, picture, biographical information, statements, voice, likeness, and the use of any material related to winner’s Contest Entry in any advertising and publicity Sponsor may conduct relating to the Contest in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the internet, at any time or times in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice.
For further information about Sponsor’s privacy practices, please see Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at: https://call2recycle.ca/privacy/.
RIGHT TO VOID / MODIFY / SUSPEND. Sponsor reserves the right to suspend or modify this Contest, or these Official Rules, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation if, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, any factor interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Contest, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to any interruption to service by the platform for the Contest or infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, or technical failures, which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion void any suspect entries and: (a) terminate the Contest, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Contest, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Contest, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; and/or (c) award the prizes from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection and confirmation process discussed above.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASES. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, together with its affiliates and related companies, including without limitation its parent, sister and subsidiary companies, retailers, franchisees, advertising and promotion agencies, and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly involved in the Contest, Instagram, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and other representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from and against any and all claims, injury or damage (including without limitation direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages), to persons or property, arising out of or relating to your participation in the Contest or your receipt, use or misuse of a prize and understand that Sponsor and Instagram are not responsible for lost or stolen Prizes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing the Releasees are not responsible for: (a) lost, late, stolen, deleted, misdirected, undeliverable or incomplete or garbled entries due to system errors or failures or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions; and/or entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system/human errors and failures, or faulty transmissions, or for any problems or technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, or satellite transmissions, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, or entries not received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at a website, or any combination thereof, including other telecommunication, cable, digital or satellite malfunctions which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate. Proof of transmission (screen shots or captures) do not constitute proof of entry, (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines, websites, network hardware or software beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; or (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries.
GENERAL CONDITIONS. All entries and prize claims are subject to verification. Proof of transmission (screen shots or captures) does not constitute proof of receipt or entry. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws. Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrants shall be governed by the law of Ontario and Canada as applicable without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules that would cause the application of any other laws. Should an entrant or winner make any false statement(s) in any document referenced above, the entrant or winner will be required to forfeit or promptly return to Sponsor, as applicable, his/her prize, or the cash value thereof. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant where it is suspected or evident that tampering with the Contest operation, or a violation of these Official Rules, has occurred. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed solely to Sponsor. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
If there is a discrepancy in the interpretation of the English and French rules, the English rules will govern.
