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~2' Jrecycle" :;..t Recharging the planet. necvclii19 your hatteries,' Green~ntaqe Plus GreenVantage Plus Program: Call2Recycle's Consumer Battery Collection & Recycling Program Call2Recycle, Inc. (d.b.a. CaI/2Recycle") and Kittitas County Solid Waste . GreenVantage Plus is Call2Recycle's battery recycling program that provides an incentive to help municipalities offset the handling and operating costs of collecting rechargeable batteries, while primary batteries are accepted at a cost Kittitas County Solid Waste is a co unty and Call2Recycle e is operated by the non-profit Call2Recycle, Inc. Call2Recycle, Inc. and Kittitas County Solid Waste hereby agree to: 1. Scope ofthe Program: Call2Recycle" supports thousands of businesses, communities, and retailers in offering battery and cell phone drop-off locations. Call2Recycle, Inc., operates the Call2Recycie c used battery recycling program. That program is supported by the rechargeable battery industry to ensure the safe collection and recycling of certain types of rechargeable batteries. Call2Recycle's collection system safely collects and recycles consumer rechargeable and primary batteries (as that term is defined below), and after collection, are sent to corresponding facilities for further handling. The cost of these and related activities are not paid by the rechargeable battery industry. Kittitas County Solid Waste is willing to subsidize the limited expansion of the Call2Recycle· program to . handle primary consumer batteries collected at Kittitas County Solid Waste own facilities. At this time, batteries and cell phones collected through the Call2Recycle e program in the USA are either sent to Wistron in McKinney, Texas; INMETCO in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania; or Battery Solutions in Howell, Michigan for consolidation and sorting. The materials are separated by type and recycled at various processing locations in North America. Call2Recycle, Inc. may employ other sorting and/or processing facilities in the future as appropriate and at its sole discretion . Cellphones are recycled or refurbished and resold when possible,currently through Market Velocity. The batteries from the collected cellphones are recycled in North America, and none of the reclaimed materials from the recycling process of batteries and cell phones is sent to landfills (domestic or abroad). Call2Recycle" is the first program of its kind to receive the Responsible Recycling Practices Standard (R2) certification for the management of the collection and distribution of batteries and cell phones to downstream processors for recycling. Also, Call2Recycie is qualified as an e-Steward by the Basel Action Network (BAN) which acknowledges the proper disposal of batteries and cell phones. 2. Accepted Materials: Accepted materials in the Call2Recycle" program include dry-cell rechargeable batteries (Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Uthium lon, Nickel Zinc, and Small Sealed Lead Acid) each weighing lllbs. or lessi cellphones (and their batteries) -regardless of size, make, model or agei consumer primary batteries (a non-rechargeable battery weighing Sibs. or less, including alkaline, carbon-zinc and lithium metal batteries. Consumer primary batteries does not include batteries intended for industrial or other non-personal use). 3. Collection Costs: The Call2Recyclee program will be provided to Kittitas County Solid Waste, who commits to collect at least 1,800 Ibs . of rechargeable batteries annually, in addition to any primary batteries. a. Rechargeable: Call2Recycle" agrees to offset rechargeable collection costs for Kittitas County Solid Waste at the following rate of $O.20/lb when they are bulk shipped In Call2Recycie-provlded containers or at a rate of $O.40/lb when they are bulk shipped in Kittitas County Solid Waste-supplied contahiers to Call2Recycie in accordance with existing program guidelines and transportation requirements. This subsidy is intended to cover costs associated with the proper handling and preparation of rechargeable batteries for shipment. Once a minimum of 500 Ibs. of rechargeable batteries has been received, Call2Recycie will reimburse Kittitas County SOlid Waste on a quarterly basis. . 1000 Pa rk wood Circle Suite 200 Atla nta . GA 30339 1. 678.419.9990 F. 678 .419.9986 www.caIl2recycle .org