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 recycled materials.

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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 ...

Recycle Your Batteries, Yukon!

Hey, Yukon! 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 Yukon Territory, 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 Earth Month Contest

April 2025 was a month of meaningful environmental action as Canadians joined us in celebrating Earth Month. From April 1 to 30, thousands of participants dropped off their used batteries, earning a chance to win great cash prizes.

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Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day: Recycling Batteries. Respecting the Land.

June 21 is a meaningful day across Canada. It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to celebrate and honour the cultures, traditions, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Canada.

Celebrating the Fall 2024 Battery Blitz Winners

Recently, Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!, helped celebrate with some of the winners of the Fall 2024 Edition of the Battery Blitz School Mission Contest. The contest, arranged with our incredible partner, Earth Rangers, was held in October of 2024 across three provinces, and the results were truly impressive!

Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! team playing Go Smarty Game

Game On! City of Hamilton Elevates Its Battery Recycling Game

Battery recycling in Hamilton is now easier – and more fun – for residents of all ages, thanks to the partnership between the City of Hamilton and Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!

Recycle You Batteries, Canada! staff standing in front of the branded booth with battery collection box, cylinder and cubes.

Join Us at Toronto’s Community Environment Days

Hey Toronto! Ready to clear out the clutter and do something good for the planet? From May through August, Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! will be attending several of the City of Toronto’s Community Environment Days, and we’d love to see you there!

VP of Call2Recycle Canada being interviewed by the reporter from The Weather Network.

Celebrating Earth Day at Arcadia Earth with the Weather Network

This Earth Day, Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! powered by Call2Recycle was invited by our friends at Arcadia Earth to be featured on The Weather Network. As part of a special Earth Day spotlight, our Vice President, Jon McQuaid, talked with reporter Michael Vann about the importance of battery recycling, and how each ...

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.