On Thursday, 2/19 - All facilities will be CLOSED for our annual safety training. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Battery Network-Vermont
The product stewardship organization leading the charge for battery recycling in Vermont and beyond. Includes a locator for your nearest battery drop-off collection stie.
Avoid the Spark’s Battery Identification
A guide for identifying common household batteries.
Vermont Battery Recycling by the numbers
This Call2Recycle infographic provides an inside look at how well Vermont is recycling batteries.
CSWD Drop-Off Centers
Bring your spent batteries to any of CSWD’s Drop-Off Centers for recycling.
Why We Need Battery Passports |Global Battery Alliance
Batteries power the energy transition to a sustainable future but require critical minerals, the extraction of which comes with environmental and human rights risk, including child labour.
Lithium 101|National Geographic
Discover the chemical properties of lithium, how those properties allow lithium to be versatile, and which countries are home to the world’s largest supply of lithium.
Shopping Guide for Batteries | Ethical Consumer- UK
Learn how to use your spending power to help change the world for the better from an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative based out of the UK.
How to take Charge of Battery Safety| Fire Safety Research Institute
According to research, from the first warning sign, you could have less than one minute to escape a fire involving a large lithium-ion battery-powered device.
Lithium batteries power your world. How much do you really know about them?| NatGeo
High-tech and highly efficient batteries have led to many modern technologies that you use in your everyday life. Here’s what you need to know about how they work and their environmental safety.
How Do Batteries get recycled?
Check out this 4-min video to see how your batteries get turned into new materials through Call2Recycle.
Poisoned for decades by a Peruvian mine, communities say they feel forgotten
An article on the open-pit mine in Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Challenges and Opportunities in Mining Materials for Energy Storage Lithium-ion Batteries| Union of Concerned Scientists
Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. A circular battery life cycle is possible. More batteries are being recycled through good policy, innovation, and corporate commitment.
