Call2Recycle® and Hockey Legend Guy Lafleur Team Up to Take Battery Recycling
to New Heights in Toronto

    
    Torontonians who recycle batteries during Sept. 25 collection drive at CN
    Tower to receive hockey memorabilia




    
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<p><span class="xn-location">TORONTO</span>, <span class="xn-chron">Sept. 23</span> /CNW/ -- Call2Recycle®, the only free battery and cell phone collection program in <span class="xn-location">North America</span>, is asking everyone in the Greater <span class="xn-location">Toronto</span> Area to scour their homes and rid their basements, junk drawers and storage spaces of all used batteries and cell phones and bring them to the CN Tower to be recycled on <span class="xn-chron">Saturday, Sept. 25</span> from <span class="xn-chron">10:00 a.m.</span> to <span class="xn-chron">1:00 p.m.</span>  In an effort to educate all Torontonians about the importance and ease of battery recycling, hockey legend <span class="xn-person">Guy Lafleur</span> will be joining Call2Recycle to sign autographs, take photos and reward fans for recycling with memorabilia during the Blue Jays vs. Orioles pre-game festivities.</p>
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<p>"We've been helping Ontarians divert rechargeable batteries from landfills for more than a decade, and this summer we expanded our program to include collection of all household batteries throughout the province," said Joe Zenobio, executive director of Call2Recycle - <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>.  "We hope that our expanded program will help Ontarians make battery recycling a part of their green habits."</p>
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<p>Each person who brings at least one battery to the collection drive at the CN Tower will receive an autographed postcard of Lafleur.  Additional prizes will be awarded for larger amounts of batteries:</p>
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    --  Two kilograms of batteries: Receive an 8x10 autographed photo
    --  10 kilograms of batteries: Receive a signed hockey stick
    --  50 kilograms of batteries: Receive an autographed Montreal Canadiens
        #10 hockey jersey
    --  250 kilograms of batteries or more: Enter a drawing for a weekend trip
        for two to Montreal during Winter 2011

    
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<p>The <span class="xn-location">Toronto</span> collection drive is part of MyCall2Recycle, a consumer awareness campaign created by Call2Recycle to educate everyone in <span class="xn-location">North America</span> about the importance and ease of battery recycling.  In addition to the collection drive event, Torontonians can recycle their batteries at any of Call2Recycle's nearly 200 collection sites throughout the Greater <span class="xn-location">Toronto</span> Area.  Call2Recycle accepts all household batteries weighing less than five kilograms.</p>
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    For additional information about battery recycling, visit call2recycle.ca.

    About Call2Recycle®

    
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<p>Call2Recycle® is the only free battery and cell phone collection program in <span class="xn-location">North America</span>. Since 1994, Call2Recycle has diverted more than 27 million kilograms of batteries from local landfills and established a network of 30,000 recycling drop-off locations. Advancing green business practices and environmental sustainability, Call2Recycle is the most active voice promoting eco-safe reclamation and recycling of rechargeable batteries and cell phones. In 2010, Call2Recycle was selected by Stewardship Ontario to collect all household batteries in the province through the Orange Drop program. Call2Recycle is operated by the non-profit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC). Learn more at call2recycle.ca or 877.2.RECYCLE.</p>
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For further information: Lisa Pollack, Call2Recycle®, [phone], [email protected]; Zac Linton, BtB Marketing, [phone], [email protected] Web Site: http://www.call2recycle.ca