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Published on February 6th, 2008

RBRC Reports 12 Percent Increase in Battery Recycling in 2007

by Trey Granger

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) collected and recycled more than 6.3 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in the U.S. and Canada through its Call2Recycle program in 2007.

The RBRC credits several programs for the 12 percent increase in collection, including Circuit City’s battery recycling campaign, New York’s Rechargeable Battery Law that was passed in 2006 and New Mexico’s Recycling Awareness Month that featured a call to recycle rechargeable batteries.

To recycle batteries in your area, use Earth 911’s recycling locator. For more on why you should recycle batteries, visit Earth 911’s Battery Recycling page.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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  1. RBRC Reports 12 Percent Increase in Battery Recycling in 2007

    posted on February 7th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    [...] recycle batteries in your area, use Earth 911’s recycling locator. For more on why you should recycle batteries, visit Earth 911’s Battery Recycling [...]

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