The Battery Recycling Blog

Recent Articles

Last Day of the OSBRC!

April 20, 2018

It’s that time of year again. At 5:00 p.m. today, we locked the OSBRC Leaderboard to mark the end of this year’s Challenge!

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · challenge · Earth Day · schools

Recycle Those Batteries! OSBRC Finish Line is in Sight!

April 4, 2018

There are only two weeks left to recycle batteries for the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge. We have some exciting announcements to share in our latest blog post.

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · challenge · schools

Batteries Dead? Recycle Instead! Spring 2018

February 26, 2018

Will you be recycling your dead batteries at the curb this spring? See the list of Ontario communities scheduled for spring 2018!

No Comments Tags: battery · curbside · dufferin · durham · kawartha lakes · peel · quinte · recycling · thunder bay

The OSBRC Great Wolf Lodge Prize Draw - February 20th!

February 5, 2018

With Family Day just around the corner, you only have a few more weeks to get all your missions submitted to be part of our Great Wolf Lodge Prize Draw!

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · challenge · great wolf lodge · schools · student missions

In It for All the Right Reasons!

November 30, 2017

Grandview Public School had a fantastic run last year. The school finished fourth out of 125 schools, racking up 16,753 points on the year. This year Grandview is off to another amazing start and they seem to have the wind at their backs!

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · challenge · grandview · sault ste. marie · schools

Liam is the First Battery Boss of the Year!

November 2, 2017

Liam was the first student to finish all five OSBRC Student Missions! Liam now has two chances to win in upcoming December 8th prize draw!

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · battery · challenge · schools · student missions

4th Annual OSBRC Starts Today!

October 16, 2017

In its fourth year, the OSBRC has grown into a community of thoughtful citizens. A group of schools working toward a common goal to recycle as many batteries as they use each year.

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · batteries · battery · challenge · recycling · schools · student missions · waste reduction

Batteries Dead? Recycle Instead! Fall 2017

September 29, 2017

Will you be recycling your dead batteries at the curb this fall? Click here to see the list of Ontario communities scheduled for fall 2017!

No Comments Tags: batteries · battery · belleville · blue mountains · curbside · dufferin · durham · fall 2017 · guelph · kawartha lakes · kingston · municipal · orillia · peterborough · recycling · simcoe

Last Day of the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge

April 21, 2017

At 5:00 p.m. the OSBRC Leaderboard was frozen, marking the end of this year’s Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge! The program reached 70,000 students again this year, only you recycled almost 10,000 more kilograms!

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · batteries · battery · challenge · Earth Day · recycling · schools

Honora Wins OSBRC Great Wolf Lodge Family Day Prize Draw!

March 9, 2017

On an unseasonably warm March morning, Wiley the Wolf ventured far from his den to pay a special visit to St. Cecilia Catholic School in Toronto to present a sixth grade student named Honora with a family trip to Great Wolf Lodge!

No Comments Tags: #OSBRC · batteries · battery · challenge · great wolf lodge · mission · recycling · schools

Raw Materials Company Inc.