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British Columbia Product Stewardship Plan

November 30, 2009

The Honourable Barry Penner
Minister of the Environment
P.O. Box 9047
STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 9E2

Dear Minister Penner,

On behalf of battery and cell phone stewards represented by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation of Canada’s ("RBRCC") Call2Recycle^® program, we are pleased to submit a collection and recycling program to meet our obligations in response to the December 2008 amendment to the British Columbia Recycling Regulation of October 7, 2004, adding primary and rechargeable batteries, and cell phones to the regulation’s waste management requirements.

This plan draws upon RBRCC’s 12+ years of experience in British Columbia in promoting recycling, collecting batteries through our 1200+ sites throughout the province, and ensuring tens of thousands of tonnes of batteries are properly disposed at end of life. This plan culminates almost one year of work of development, seeking support of industry, input from a broad range of stakeholders and drawing upon the "best practices" of battery and electronics recycling programs from around the world. We have worked closely with your staff to ensure that this plan has been thoroughly designed, thoughtfully crafted and with ambitious goals.

We are prepared to be fully operational under the framework of this plan by July 1, 2010 as the British Columbia regulations prescribe. We urge your quick review and approval so we can put the necessary pieces into place to ensure a successful launch.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Carl E. Smith, CEO/ President
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation of Canada

Cc: David Lawes, MOE
Teresa Conner, MOE

Download Call2Recycle’s BC's Product Stewardship plan

APPENDIX 1.1 - BC CONSULT QUESTIONS & COMMENTS WITH RESPONSES

APPENDIX 1.2 - PARTICIPANTS IN THE BC CONSULTATION MEETINGS

APPENDIX 2 - CALL2RECYCLE WEBSITE (SCREEN CAPTURE) – WWW.CALL2RECYCLE.ORG

APPENDIX 3 - CALL2RECYCLE RECYCLING GUIDELINES (ENGLISH & FRENCH)

APPENDIX 4 - EXAMPLES OF CALL2RECYCLE WEB BANNER ADS

APPENDIX 5 - CALL2RECYCLE IN-STORE POSTER (ENGLISH & FRENCH)

APPENDIX 6 - EXAMPLES OF CALL2RECYCLE ADVERTISEMENTS (ENGLISH & FRENCH)

APPENDIX 7 - CALL2RECYCLE TV PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPENDIX 8 - PROMOTION WITH SHELL BUSEY’S HOUSESMART REFERRAL NETWORK

APPENDIX 9 - CALL2RECYCLE PROMOTION SPONSORSHIP OF OLD TIMERS’ HOCKEY TOUR

APPENDIX 10 - LISTING OF CALL2RECYCLE COLLECTION SITES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

APPENDIX 11 - CALL2RECYCLE MOBILE EDUCATIONAL UNIT OVERVIEW

APPENDIX 12 - EXAMPLES OF STEWARD-DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION PROMOTING CALL2RECYCLE

APPENDIX 13 - CALL2RECYCLE PARTICIPANT OUTREACH COMMUNICATION TOOLS

APPENDIX 14 - PARTICIPATING CALL2RECYCLE BC RETAIL SITES

APPENDIX 15 - PARTICIPATING CALL2RECYCLE BC COMMUNITY/PUBLIC AGENCY SITES

APPENDIX 16 - PARTICIPATING CALL2RECYCLE BC BUSINESS SITES

APPENDIX 17 - CALL2RECYCLE REGISTRATION & SUPPLY ORDER FORMS (ENGLISH & FRENCH)

APPENDIX 18 - CALL2RECYCLE SHIPPING GUIDELINES (ENGLISH & FRENCH)

APPENDIX 19 - CALL2RECYCLE SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION FOR NON-RBRCC CONTAINERS (ENGLISH & FRENCH)

APPENDIX 20 - SAFETY INFORMATION FOR COLLECTION LOCATIONS

APPENDIX 21 - REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

APPENDIX 22 - CALL2RECYCLE TRANSPORTATION & OPERATING APPROAL DOCUMENTATION

APPENDIX 23 - RBRCC’S BASEL ACTION NETWORK QUALIFICATION LETTER

APPENDIX 24 - RBRCC REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SORTING/RECYCLING SERVICES

APPENDIX 25 - EUROPEAN COMMISSION - STUDY ON THE CALCULATION OF RECYCLING EFFICIENCIES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPORT ARTICLE (ART.15) OF BATTERIES DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC

APPENDIX 26 - DATA AVAILABLE TO CALL2RECYCLE PARTICIPANTS AND REPORTING AGENCIES

APPENDIX 27 - EXAMPLE OF CALL2RECYCLE MARKET RESEARCH SUMMARIES

APPENDIX 28 - BATTERY PERFORMANCE METRICS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICE

APPENDIX 29 - LIST OF THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY STEWARDS (LICENSEES) OF THE RBRCC PROGRAM

APPENDIX 30 - RBRC LICENSEE AGREEMENT & SEAL GUIDELINES

APPENDIX 31 - BC STEWARDS OF NON-RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

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