You can now drop off your used household batteries at Save On Foods grocery stores in Prince George.
Collection boxes are in place at each of the four stores in the city as well as the 177 stores across B.C. as part of a partnership with Call2Recycle Canada Inc.
"We are pleased to partner with Save-On-Foods as part of our efforts to ensure that batteries are diverted from landfills and recycled in an appropriate fashion," Call2Recycle Canada president Joe Zenobio said in a press release.
"Our mandate includes making it easier for Canadians to recycle batteries and by giving them the opportunity to drop batteries off on their next shopping trip to Save-On-Foods locations, customers are able to protect the environment effortlessly."
Collected batteries are sent for processing, and materials like metal alloys and plastics are retrieved and used to contribute to a circular economy.
The materials are used to produce new products like golf clubs, silverware, bikes, and even new batteries.
"This initiative is a great example of a way we can make it easier for customers who buy batteries to recycle them while we ourselves, as a business, continue to explore how we can evolve our activities to better engage with circularity and net-positive outcomes," Save On Foods president Darrell Jones said. "It’s truly a win-win."
