‘Avoid the Spark’ Campaign: Be Battery Safe and Drop-Off Your Old Batteries

The Avoid the Spark  campaign -- a public education effort to reduce battery safety incidents -- is returning to the Bay Area. Bring your old household batteries to be recycled, and for every pound of batteries received, the campaign will donate to the California Fire Foundation, a nonprofit providing emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, as well as firefighters and the communities they protect. Coordinated by Call2Recycle®, the country’s first and largest consumer battery recycling program, and supported by industry leaders and Bay Area municipal county partners, the campaign educates on the proper handling and disposal of old batteries to prevent fires, protecting people and property.
The cornerstone event in San Francisco will also feature giveaways and informational resources.