The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC), a nonprofit public service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries and cell phones, awarded the City of Phoenix, Arizona, its 2005 "National Community Recycling Leadership Award."
Striving to become a role model for recycling,
The City of Phoenix's efforts have resulted in the collection of over 8,200 pounds of rechargeable batteries
Calling it a great partnership, Lupe Buys of OEP said, "We use eight departments within the city to collect unwanted or unusable rechargeable batteries while RBRC pays for the processing costs to recycle them."