Responsible Battery Management:
Call2Recyle as a Product
Stewardship Model
Tim Warren, Call2Recycle Central Regional
Account Mgr
Nebraska PSI Webinar,
October 11, 2011
Product Stewardship: Household Batteries
Single Use/Primary
 Alkaline (Alkaline Manganese)
 Zinc Carbon
 Silver Oxide Button Cell
 Lithium (button, AA, AAA etc.)
 Zinc Air (button)
Rechargeable/Secondary (multiple use/re-energize)
 Nickel Cadmium (NiCd)
 Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
 Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
 Small Sealed Lead
Product Stewardship: Rechargeable Batteries
 Call2Recycle®
 Industry’s first and only stewardship program for batteries
 Program of Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, a
501c4 Non-profit founded in 1994
 Free program for battery recycling
 Infrastructure throughout U.S. and Canada
 Funded through licensing of Battery Recycling Seals and
fee assessed by battery manufacturers on their products
Rechargeable batteries
Look for the Recycling Seal
If the electronic recharges by being
plugged into a wall socket, its rechargeable. If it has a backup
battery for loss of electricity, the battery is rechargeable
Rechargeable Batteries are used in
hundreds of products and applications
Cellular & cordless phones,
cordless power tools, laptop
computers, medical
equipment, two-way radios,
camcorders, bar code
scanners, portable
environmental equipment,
building security and fire
alarm systems, exit signage,
and emergency lighting, UPS
back up systems,
camcorders/ digital cameras,
solar lighting
Partner with retailers to proactively collect and
recycle batteries from the public
U.S. Retail Partners
• Home Depot, RadioShack, Lowes, Interstate All
Battery Centers, Sears/K-Mart, Best Buy, Office
Depot, many others
• Over 30,000 locations that consumers can recycle
used rechargeable batteries and cell phones,
conveniently and for free
• Promote website- www.call2recycle.org and zip code
directory for locating nearest recycling location
(retailer, local govt. recycling center)
• 800 number on battery seal
Call2Recycle extended to any entity, free of
charge, industry funded
• Community Residential Programs (drop off, curbside,
electronics collection events, HHW permanent sites
and collection events
• Municipal Departments/Public Use FacilitiesOperationally generated batteries
• Public Agencies: Military, Airports, State and Federal
Agencies
• Corporations/Businesses
• Non-profit organizations
Great “add on” material for your Community
Recycling Program
• Add Rechargeable Batteries to your community
recycling program
• Advocate other public agencies enroll and recycle
their operationally generated rechargeable batteries
(police, fire, EMS, Public Works/Streets)
• Advocate other entities in your community recycle
batteries: hospitals, schools, airports, convention
centers, utilities
• Data can be tied for all collections-residential,
municipality departments to help with recycling
reporting and accountability
Add Rechargeable Batteries to your E-Waste
Collection event
Add batteries to your HHW
Collection Events
How Call2Recycle can be implemented in your
community
Enroll (website- www.call2recycle.org or Customer Service
Department (877-723-1297) or by emailcustomerservice@call2recycle.org
Receive a Call2Recycle/RBRC site ID number of each location to be
enrolled. This site ID number is unique to your location
Receive materials to either start recycling batteries one of two ways:
Box program
Bulk Ship
Education
DOT and Environmentally Compliant Program
• Call2Recycle is compliant with all local, state and federal environmental
regulations; Universal Waste compliant. DOT compliant collection and transport
• C2R program is designed, approved and funded by the manufacturers of
rechargeable batteries as an environmental stewardship program
• C2R program is model program referenced by USEPA and State of California
battery law
• C2R has industry commensurate $5,000,000 environmental impairment/pollution
liability insurance coverage, and $2,000,000 policy for transport coverage
• First and only battery recycler recognized as E-Steward by BAN (Basel Action
Network)
Call2Recycle Program Recycling Process
Questions ???
To learn more or to enroll your facility
in the Call2Recycle program, please . . .
 Visit: www.call2recycle.org
 Call our Customer Service Department
toll free: (877) 723-1297 or email
customerservice@call2recycle.org
 Call2Recycle Account Mgr .
Tim Warren
678-218-4579
636-579-9870 (mobile)
twarren@call2recycle.org