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Canada is counting on you to recycle your batteries

There is more at stake than you may realize.

And doing your part to help protect both Canada’s environment and the workers in your community is one of the most Canadian things you can do.

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Celebrating a Milestone on National Battery Day

Canadians have now recycled more than 60 million kilograms of batteries through the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program, since its inception in 1997.

Take the Battery Recycling Pledge for National Battery Day

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!

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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 world, but also to remind ourselves of our responsibilities to ...

Recycle Your Batteries, New Brunswick!

Hey, New Brunswick! 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 New Brunswick, offering you access to a growing network of convenient battery drop-off locations at leading retailers, municipal facilities and public institutions.

Celebrating the Winners of our 2025 Circular Economy Month Contest

October 2025 was Circular Economy Month, with Canadians across the country taking action to reduce waste, conserve resources, and support a more sustainable future. Throughout the month, thousands of participants dropped off their used batteries for recycling and entered for a chance to win an unforgettable experience of a meet-and-greet with Christine ...

Don’t Let Old Batteries Haunt Your Home

Somewhere in your basement, your office, or even your kitchen, they sit there. Waiting. Corroding. A massive bag or jar of batteries. Waiting for a good reason or a convenient opportunity to drop them off.

Recycle Your Batteries for Circular Economy Month

October is Circular Economy Month! This month invites us to rethink how we use and re-use materials, with a focus on reducing waste, conserving resources, and supporting Canada’s transition to a circular economy.

Learn about Battery Recycling with Smarty and Boxer

Meet Smarty the Smart Container and his sidekick, Boxer the battery collection box! They star in our new student workbook, designed to support students in their battery recycling journey. Teachers can download and print the workbook to help guide lessons on how batteries work, why it’s important to recycle them and what happens to ...

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10th edition of the Concours de recyclage de piles et batteries

Get ready! The Environnement Jeunesse Concours de recyclage de piles et batteries is coming this school year, 2025-2026, to Quebec. The contest will run between September 15th, 2025, and April 10th, 2026, and schools will compete within their own province to win cash prizes. It’s a fun way for students to take an ...