Call2Recycle, Canada鈥檚 leading battery collection and recycling organization, released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a landmark year in its mission to advance battery recycling across the country. Canadians recycled 6.8 million kg of used batteries in 2024, a significant 17% increase over 2023, marking an incredible record in the organization鈥檚 history. This milestone helped Call2Recycle surpass a remarkable 50 million kilograms of batteries collected since its inception in 1997.
The report also details the successful launch of Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!, a new national awareness program led by Canadian soccer legend and program ambassador Christine Sinclair. The initiative helped increase public education and motivate battery recycling participation, both through major digital and TV awareness campaigns and through multiple local community events.
The program itself experienced considerable growth throughout 2024, adding over 2,800 new battery collection sites across the country to reach 15,000 collection sites, and allowing 90% of Canadians to have easy, convenient access to battery recycling within 15 km of their homes. Call2Recycle also drove up battery recycling in new regions and sectors, with the launch of its new program for household batteries in Nova Scotia and the securing of approval for its dedicated e-transport battery program in British Columbia, leading the charge in the responsible recycling of entire e-bike devices including the batteries.
To keep pace with this growth, Call2Recycle expanded its infrastructure, introducing North America鈥檚 first Smart Battery Containers, equipped with thermal and fill-level sensors to enhance safety and efficiency. The organization also scaled its transport, sorting, and processing partner network to manage increasing battery volumes across the country, substantially increasing the program鈥檚 efficiencies while reducing costs and supporting the Canadian economy.
鈥淎s Canadians, we are more committed than ever to protecting our environment and building a strong circular economy,鈥� said Joe Zenobio, President of Call2Recycle Canada. 鈥淭he achievements in 2024 reflect the power of partnerships, from governments and municipalities to businesses and individual citizens, working together to make battery recycling part of everyday life. We are very proud to see our program experience such success and we will continue driving up battery recycling from coast to coast to help Canadians recycle even more batteries.鈥�