Hand dropping of used batteries in a glass jar.

COLLECT: Kickstart Your Battery Recycling Journey

One of the many benefits of recycling your batteries is that it’s easy to do it over an extended period of time. By simply collecting and storing your used batteries in a safe and convenient manner, you can then easily drop them off when and where it’s most convenient for you.

The PEI Summer Cruiser is on the Road

Get ready, PEI! The CFCY Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! Summer Cruiser is hitting the road again for its second exciting year! From June 1 to September 1, the Cruiser will be making stops at local events, both big and small, all across the island.

Recycle Your Batteries, Nova Scotia!

Hey, Nova Scotia! Get ready to Collect, Protect, and Drop Off your used batteries! The Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program, powered by Call2Recycle, has expanded across the province, offering you more convenient drop-off locations at leading retailers and municipal facilities.

Defend Your Home Turf. Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!

Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!, is proud to sponsor local community sports programs across Canada, fostering positive experiences for young athletes and encouraging them to get outside and appreciate the beauty of the Canadian landscape.

Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! on Global News

The Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program is powered by Call2Recycle Canada. On February 16, 2024, Call2Recycle executive Jon McQuaid appeared on Global News to discuss the importance of recycling your batteries. Watch this segment to learn more about innovative technology that is being used to collect and recycle used batteries.

Call2Recycle urges Canadians to support Circular Economy Month by recycling batteries

Pictures of Call2Recycle team and Peterborough Deputy Mayor and councillor.

Call2Recycle and the City of Peterborough bring battery recycling to new heights through awareness initiatives

The City of Peterborough and Call2Recycle, Canada’s leading battery collection and recycling program, are launching an awareness campaign to mitigate the community’s carbon footprint and encourage Peterborough residents to recycle their used batteries.

The photo of Call2Recycle Canda team and Longos team dropping off batteries in the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! battery collection box.

Longo’s becomes the first Ontario grocery chain to offer battery recycling services in all their stores

This September, Call2Recycle is running the “Defend Your Home Turf” campaign in four provinces TORONTO, ON, September 8, 2023 – Call2Recycle, Canada’s leading battery collection and recycling program, announced today the kick-off of their promotio…

Tools and equipment are ready for fruit (lemon) battery experiment.

Battery Science 101

They power many different things from razors to radios to remote controls. We all use them, but do we really know what batteries are and how they work? One common type of battery is the single-use (primary) battery, which is the type you’ll find in most household devices. These batteries contain chemicals ...

A History of Batteries

Believe it or not, there are some ancient artifacts could be called batteries! These artifacts, known as the Baghdad Batteries, existed between 250 BC and 224 AD, and consisted of terracotta pots with copper sheets and iron rods. Although the ancient Parthians did have tablets, they were the kind made of clay, ...