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…