Nipissing Environmental Watch

 

Media Release - May 27, 2005 - For Immediate Release

Winners of the 2005
Used Household Battery
Collection Competition

 
173,675 BATTERIES DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL SITE

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2005 Used Household Battery Collection Competition.

 The first place winner is Nibisiing Secondary School of Nipissing First Nation. The students at Nibisiing collected an awesome 14.87 pounds (6.75 kilograms) of batteries per student! The Nibisiing student council will receive a cash prize of $500 for their efforts.

St. Joseph-Scollard Hall of North Bay came in second place by collecting an impressive 2.24 pounds (1.02 kilograms) of batteries per student. The St. Joseph-Scollard Hall student council will receive a cash prize of $200.

High school students in North Bay and area diverted a total of 7,422 pounds (3,366.5 kilograms) of batteries from the local landfill site. That is equivalent to approximately 173,675 AA size batteries! This represents an increase of 1,711 pounds over last year, a 30% increase. The weigh-in results were as follows:

 

SCHOOL

LB

KG

LB PER
STUDENT

KG PER STUDENT

Algonguin École Secondaire

1,109

503

1.85

0.84

Almaguin Highland Secondary

734

332.9

1.0

0.45

Chippewa Secondary School

1,633

740.7

1.81

0.82

Nibisiing Secondary School

922

418.2

14.87

6.75

St. Joseph-Scollard Hall

2,487

1,128.1

2.24

1.02

West Ferris Secondary

154

69.9

0.17

0.08

Widdifield Secondary

383

173.7

0.47

0.21

TOTALS

7,422

3,366.5

 
While the battery collection competition diverts tons of batteries from the local landfill, it also helps to raise awareness among students and their friends and families about environmental issues and, in particular, about the proper disposal of hazardous waste. In North Bay, batteries and other hazardous waste should be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot at 112 Patton Street.

We would like to thank The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for generously funding the competition.

For further information, please contact Trevor Schindeler at 495-0925 (home) or 474-7601 ext. 5407 (office).