Home Depot recycles 1 million pounds of rechargeable batteries

Through its partnership with Call2Recycle, a nonprofit battery stewardship program headquartered in Atlanta, The Home Depot, headquartered in Atlanta, recycled more than 1 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in 2016. Home Depot says it is the first Call2Recycle retail participant in North America to achieve this accomplishment.

Home Depot began offering in-store rechargeable battery collection as a Call2Recycle partner in 2001. Today, stores in nearly 50 states offer the program to customers.

Customers can recycle all used portable rechargeable batteries—those batteries commonly found in traditional household items—at any designated drop-off location. Rechargeable batteries can be found in cordless power tools, cell and cordless phones, laptops, digital cameras, two-way radios, camcorders, remote control toys and other portable electronics. Any rechargeable battery or cellphone that weighs up to 11 pounds is accepted.

Those seeking a drop off location near them can visit www.call2recycle.org/locator.

Readers also can see how Call2Recycle diverts rechargeable batteries and their components from landfills: