11 high schools in Ontario, Canada are doing their part to minimize the damage being done to the environment by dead batteries being discarded in landfills. With a mission to raise awareness in their area about household hazardous waste and the effects it can have on all of us, the schools are holding a competition between them to see who can collect the most dead batteries. The event is held each year by Nipissing Environmental Watch and the Greater Nipissing Stewardship Council.
The objective of the Used Household Battery Collection Competition, which runs until May 28, is to see which school can divert the most “AA, AAA, C, D, six-volt, nine-volt and button batteries found in watches and hearing aids, as well as non-rechargeable batteries” from ending up in landfills. While battery manufacturers as a whole are working to produce a larger selection of eco-friendly batteries, many of the batteries being thrown out today can still be detrimental to the earth. TD Friends of the Environment Foundation funds the competition, offering prizes for the school that collects the most batteries overall, and the same amount for the school that collects the most per student.
Imagine what could happen if high schools all around the world took action similar to this…..
Here are the 11 schools taking part in the Used Household Battery Collection Competition. Congratulations and keep up the good work!
-Algonquin, Chippewa, Odyssee, St. Joseph-Scollard Hall, West Ferris and Widdifield high schools in North Bay, Almaguin Highlands in South River, F. J. McElligott in Mattawa, Franco-Cite and Northern in Sturgeon Falls and Nbisiing on the Nipissing First Nation-