Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. Reports Increase In Battery Collection

Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

February 16, 2005

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Atlanta — The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. has reported that it collected more than 4.4 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in the United States and Canada in 2004. That figure represents a 7.7 percent increase from 2003.

The nonprofit organization also announced that its Call2Recycle program has collected more than 48,000 cell phones since its launch in April 2004.

About the Author

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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