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[Company Name]Celebrates the Environment on Earth Day and Every Day

with Battery Recycling Program

Participation in North America’s most comprehensive battery recycling program

augments environmental sustainability efforts

[CITY, Date] – In honor of Earth Day, [Company Name] is asking customers to join the company in its efforts to keep rechargeable batteries and cellphones out of landfills. [Company Name] serves as a collection site for Call2Recycle®, North America’s first and largest battery stewardship program, making recycling of these items convenient for both customers and employees. Since joining the program in [199X OR 20XX], [Company Name] has collected more than XXXX pounds of rechargeable batteries.

“Participating in a battery recycling program is one important way that businesses canmake their organization more sustainable,” said Carl Smith, CEO& president of Call2Recycle.“[Company Name]isamong the more than 34,000 North American businesses and communities thatincorporate battery recycling into its environmental initiatives.”

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Rechargeable batteries are a long-lastingpower source for many electronic devices, including laptop computers, cellphones, digital cameras and cordless power tools. To learn more about the importance and ease of battery recycling, visit call2recycle.org.

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About [Company Name]

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About Call2Recycle, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Call2Recycle - North America’s first and largest battery stewardship program - is a non-profit organization that collects and recycles batteries at no cost for municipalities, businesses and consumers. 2014 commemorates Call2Recycle’s 20th anniversary of product stewardship excellence. Since 1996, Call2Recycle has diverted more than 85 million pounds of rechargeable batteries and cellphones from the solid waste stream and established over 34,000 collection sites throughout the U.S. and Canada. It is the first program of its kind to receive the Responsible Recycling Practices Standard (R2) certification. Learn more at call2recycle.org or 877-723-1297. Follow at facebook.com/call2recycle or twitter.com/call2recycle