WHO ARE WE? CALL2RECYCLE

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1 Cosumer Battery Recyclig: Addressig a Challegig Material through EPR ad mui parterships: Call2Recycle ad Wake Couty HHW ad Recyclig Programs March 2016

federal regulatio Formerly RBRC-Rechargeable Battery Recyclig Corp.

2 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 2 WHO ARE WE? CALL2RECYCLE No-profit, public service orgaizatio fouded i 1994 to deal with emergig state ad federal regulatio Formerly RBRC-Rechargeable Battery Recyclig Corp. First battery product stewardship program i North America Fuded by five largest battery maufacturers ad 300 cosumer products compaies- Etirely idustry fuded- true EPR orgaizatio-

3 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 3 WHO ARE WE? CALL2RECYCLE Volutary stewardship program approved by govermets i North America (New York / British Columbia / Quebec / Maitoba / Vermot) Collectio ad recyclig program offered at NO COST to cosumers, retailers ad participats; compliat rechargeable battery ad cell phoe recyclig at o cost for muicipal recyclig programs First battery recyclig program to obtai Resposible Recyclig (R2) certificatio ad e-stewards recogitio by the Basel Actio Network (BAN). Collected over 115 millio pouds of batteries sice 1996 from over 30,000 collectio sites. Accessibility to actively participatig collectio drop off sites- 87% of US populatio withi a te mile radius of a retail or commuity drop off site for recyclig of rechargeable or rechargeable ad primary/oe time use batteries

2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 4 WHY IS BATTERY RECYCLING IMPORTANT?

for collectig ad recyclig spet primary batteries Other States to Follow:

4 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 4 WHY IS BATTERY RECYCLING IMPORTANT? While goig gree is commedable, it s also the law i some states! Curret US Battery Laws Future! Vermot: First US state to require sigle-use producers to develop a program for collectig ad recyclig spet primary batteries Other States to Follow: Maie, Califoria, Coecticut ad Texas have itroduced (or have expressed a iterest to itroduce) bills specific to battery recyclig product stewardship

5 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 5 HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS: WHAT WE COLLECT Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) Nickel Zic (Ni-Z) Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb) Lithium Io (Li-Io) Alkalie/Lithium Primary Cellphoes

2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 6 HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS Small or large quatities? Oe-time shipmet or o-goig? Collectio solutios that best meets your eeds.

for protectig each battery for shippig ad a istructio sheet. Automatic repleishmet seamless for your coveiece. Bulk collectio kit (ideal for sites collectig high volumes of batteries 500 lbs.

6 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 6 HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS Small or large quatities? Oe-time shipmet or o-goig? Collectio solutios that best meets your eeds. Stadard collectio kit (ideal for smaller geerators) Collectio boxes provided DOT compliat (special permit for lithium io battery shippig) Icludes prepaid, pre-addressed shippig labels affixed, bags for protectig each battery for shippig ad a istructio sheet. Automatic repleishmet seamless for your coveiece. Bulk collectio kit (ideal for sites collectig high volumes of batteries 500 lbs. or more per shipmet): 50 boxes shipped flat o a pallet or drums Optio to retur idividual boxes as they are filled or ship all boxes at oce (bulk shipmet). Exclusive use of Call2Recycle s olie bill of ladig (BOL) wizard (simplifies complex shippig requiremets ad geerates ecessary documetatio) Call2Recycle covers shippig cost

7 For more iformatio o the process:

programs for HHW, mui recyclig programs whe shippig i bulk Icetive to offset the hadlig ad operatig costs of collectig

of rechargeable batteries aually Each bulk shipmet, miimum 500 pouds Cotaierizatio optios Requires siged Memo of Uderstadig

8 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 8 MUNICIPAL OFFERINGS: GREENVANTAGE We parter with local govermets to expad ad ehace muicipal battery collectio programs for HHW, mui recyclig programs whe shippig i bulk Icetive to offset the hadlig ad operatig costs of collectig rechargeable batteries Offered to muicipalities who collect at least 2k lbs. of rechargeable batteries aually Each bulk shipmet, miimum 500 pouds Cotaierizatio optios Requires siged Memo of Uderstadig Icetive to offset the hadlig ad operatig costs of collectig rechargeable batteries, while primary batteries are accepted at a per poud cost Offered to muicipalities who collect at least 2k lbs. of rechargeable batteries aually Cotaierizatio optios Requires siged Memo of Uderstadig

9 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 9 NC BATTERY RECYCLING: A SNAPSHOT 637 active collectio sites statewide (54% private, 46% public)

10 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 10 NC BATTERY RECYCLING: A SNAPSHOT Sice 2010, over 1.45 millio pouds of batteries ad cellphoes have bee collected ad recycled through the Call2Recycle program

11 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 11 SC BATTERY RECYCLING: A SNAPSHOT Close to 300 active collectio sites statewide (52% private, 48% public)

12 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 12 SC BATTERY RECYCLING: A SNAPSHOT Sice 2010, over 530K pouds of batteries ad cellphoes have bee collected ad recycled through the Call2Recycle program

2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 13 CONTACT INFORMATION Tim Warre U.S. Regioal Accout Maager twarre@call2recycle.

13 2015 Call2Recycle, Ic. Page 13 CONTACT INFORMATION Tim Warre U.S. Regioal Accout Maager Direct: Cell: Corporate Headquarters: Call2Recycle, Ic Parkwood Circle, Suite 200 Atlata, GA Ph:

Product Stewardship In Action: Batteries Texas Recycling Summit

Product Stewardship In Action: Batteries 2016 Texas Recycling Summit 2015 Call2Recycle, Inc. Page 2 IN THIS PRESENTATION Consumer Batteries and their relevancy in your HHW and community recycling programs: