{"id":7037,"date":"2021-06-02T15:13:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T19:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.org\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2022-09-20T13:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:54:05","slug":"earth-rangers-battery-blitz-contest-leads-to-record-breaking-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/news\/earth-rangers-battery-blitz-contest-leads-to-record-breaking-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Rangers Battery Blitz Contest Leads To Record-Breaking Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earth Rangers<\/strong> is proud to have once again hosted the Battery Blitz in-school program and contest<\/strong> in partnership with Call2Recycle\u00ae. This year resulted in a record-breaking battery collection!<\/p>\n

Students from eight schools on Prince Edward Island went head-to-head to collect and recycle used batteries. In total over 5,00 kgs of batteries were collected led by students at Eliot River Elementary who collected 2,203 kgs of batteries.<\/p>\n

Earth Rangers will be hosting a virtual cheque presentation ceremony for the top three participating schools on June 3 at 11 AM ADT (10 AM EST).<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe third edition of the Battery Blitz School Contest in PEI was a huge success.\u00a0 I am always so impressed and inspired by the passion and enthusiasm of students for keeping batteries out of landfill and protecting the environment.\u201d \u2013 Tovah Barocas, President of Earth Rangers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Download the News Release for full details.<\/p>\n\n\n

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