NEWS RELEASE
CITY IF GUELPH
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The City is collecting single-use alkaline batteries at the curb from Oct. 15-26.
A battery collection bag will be distributed to residents in the Guelph Mercury Tribune newspaper on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Free battery collection will take place on blue cart collection days from Oct. 15 to 26.
To participate, residents are asked to:
- Cover all 9-volt battery terminals with tape
- Put used or unwanted single-use alkaline batteries in the battery bag and seal it
- Leave the bag on the ground beside the blue cart
Batteries that are accepted in the battery bag include:
- Standard A, AA, AAA, C, and D batteries (both alkaline and heavy duty)
- 6-volt (often used in lanterns)
- 9-volt batteries (often used in smoke alarms)
- Button cells (typically used in watches, toys, electronics, greeting cards and calculators)
- Rechargeable battery packs – nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride or lithium ion (typically used in laptop computers, cellular phones and power tools)
Residents who do not receive a battery bag can pick one up at:
- City Hall, 1 Carden St.
- West End Recreation Centre, 21 Imperial Rd. S.
- Evergreen Community Seniors Centre, 683 Woolwich St.
- Waste Resource Innovation Centre, 110 Dunlop Dr.
- All Guelph Fire stations
Residents can also bring used batteries to City Hall, Guelph Fire Headquarters or the Waste Resource Innovation Centre for recycling throughout the year, during regular office hours.
Safe disposal and recycling of batteries prevents soil and water pollution that can occur if batteries are disposed of improperly and recovers over 90 per cent of a household battery’s components, including metal, carbon and manganese.
This annual program is a recommendation from the City’s Solid Waste Management Master Plan, and supports the City’s efforts to meet its waste diversion target of 70 per cent by 2021.
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