www.WashingtonCT.org The Town of Washington, Connecticut Rechargeable Battery Recycling

The Town of Washington is proud to announce it has begun participating in the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation's Charge Up to Recycle! program.

Collection boxes for all portable rechargeable batteries, including Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead (Pb) (weighing less than 1 kg/2 lbs per battery) have been placed at Bryan Memorial Town Hall and the Washington Senior Center. Batteries may be dropped off during business hours at these locations. Through no cost to the Town, the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation will handle the collection of these batteries.

Over 300 communities in the United States and Canada currently take part in the Charge Up to Recycle! program. These community programs are in addition to the over 30,000 retail locations across the United States and Canada participating in the RBRC program.

"We've seen overwhelmingly positive reactions from communities that already participate in the Charge Up to Recycle! program," said Ralph Millard, RBRC Executive Vice President. "The program is easy to implement and maintain, and now with no-cost collection boxes, we hope that every community will take it upon themselves to recycle their used rechargeable batteries."

Rechargeable batteries are found in a wide range of portable electronic products, including cellular and cordless phones, camcorders, laptop computers and cordless power tools.

"We are very pleased to provide this service to communities free of charge," said Mr. Millard. "Our goal has always been to have as many people as possible recycle their rechargeable batteries, and this is definitely going to make the process even easier."

For more information call 860-868-2259.