Bothwell School has registered to participate in the Call2Recycle Battery Blitz contest which will run from March 3 to April 11. We will be collecting rechargeable and single use dry cell batteries weighing less than 5 kg. These include C & D, AA & AAA, button and coin batteries, and 9-volt as well as those found in power tools, video game consoles, digital and video cameras, watches and hearing aids. The winning school will be announced in June. For Manitoba, the 1st place prize is $3000, 2nd place $2000, and 3rd place $1000!
Batteries contain toxic materials that can harm the environment if they end up in landfill. That’s why it’s important to properly recycle your batteries! When you collect batteries at your school, you’re keeping them out of landfills and protecting wildlife. You’re also helping to recover valuable materials that can be re-used to make new products, like new batteries, golf clubs, and the stainless steel pots and pans! The possibilities are endless.
Last year, the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program collected and recycled over 6.8 million kg of batteries. That’s about the weight of 850 African elephants!
After the Battery Blitz, we will still continue to collect batteries from families and the community year round.
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