Ready Set Recycle Corp. Began operations in January 2008 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company initially specialized in the collection and recycling of automotive batteries, rechargeable batteries, copper, aluminum, brass, and catalytic converters. Between January and August 2008, over 1.1 million pounds of lead/acid filled batteries was diverted from landfills and successfully recycled.

In September 2008 the company moved its’ operations to Halifax, Nova Scotia and began working on a recycling program for cell phones and printer cartridges. Ready Set Recycle formed partnerships with the IWK Health Centre and the Ecology Action Centre to increase awareness of the program and make a contribution to vital initiatives. As an incentive for citizens to utilize our recycling program a portion of recycling revenues is donated to our partners. Locations of our current collection bins can be found by CLICKING HERE.

We started with 8 and currently have 60 drop locations in Nova Scotia and will double our reach by September 2010. To date we have recycled over 2000 cell phones, 5000 printer cartridges, and thousands of pounds of other small electronics and rechargeable batteries. If you are interested in becoming a collection location please ClICK HERE.

With continued support and interest from individuals like yourself we will help Nova Scotia to continue to be a leader in waste diversion and Corporate Social Responsibility.

July 2010 Casey Binkley

Update: It is November 2011 now and we have made a ton of progress! Like predicted the program has doubled. There are now 142 recycling bins located in 3 Maritime Provinces. Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick now have access! The amount of material being brought in has also grown. New bins generate more material in general but many of the initial bins get used very regularly. We will continue to add more bins into the Maritime Provinces.

The next step will be expanding the program into Ontario. We will start accomplishing that during 2012. Stay tuned for details on that. Like always thank you for your support and lets continue to keep as much as we can out of landfills.

November 2011 Casey Binkley