TheCall2Recyclerechargeable battery recycling program this weekannounced the recipients of the eighth annual "Recycling Leadership Awards. They included theLancaster County Solid Waste Authoritywhich recycled almost 30,000 pounds of batteries.

The Recycling Leadership Awards recognize Call2Recycle's communityand public agency program participants for their exceptional efforts in rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling.

The 2008 Recycling Leadership Award is not the first for Lancaster County Authority. Almost 30,000 pounds ofrechargeable batteries have been recycled since the county first received an award in 2002. A participant of Call2Recycle since 2001, LancasterCounty Solid Waste Management Authority recycled more than 5,300 pounds of rechargeable batteries last year.

The county promotes rechargeable batteryrecycling through the distribution of battery curbside collection bags, a drive-through household hazardous waste facility that is open 6 days aweek, a comprehensive recycling directory on its website and a Special Waste Brochure.

"Year over year, the amount of rechargeable batteries collected through our Call2Recycle program has increased. We owe much of this success to theinvolvement of our community and public agency recycling partners and the strength of their individual efforts and contributions to the program,"said Linda Gabor, Director of Marketing & Media Relations, RBRC. "These participants are not only leaders in their local communities, but to othergroups and communities looking for examples of outreach and education efforts upon which to base their own programs."

For more information, visit theCall2Recycle website.

10/3/2008