Get involved

Start a chapter, lead a region, host a drive, or teach a lesson. Every route below keeps batteries out of landfills.

Bring B4B to your school

Chapters are how B4B grows. We supply the bins, the playbook, and the recycling pipeline.

1. Apply

Fill out the chapter form below with your school or community and a contact.

2. Get your kit

We send labeled bins, signage, and a step-by-step playbook for running drives.

3. Run it

You collect. We pick up, weigh, and route everything to certified recyclers.

What a chapter signs up for

Small enough to run alongside school, big enough to matter.

  • 1–2 official battery drives per year, hosted at a school, library, or similar community location
  • 4–5 collection bins, split among your chapter's volunteers and placed in their neighborhoods

Do you need a faculty sponsor?

Some schools require a faculty sponsor for student clubs and some don't. Check your school's rules first. If a sponsor is required to get your club approved, you'll need one.

Where do the batteries go?

You don't handle disposal. We connect every chapter to a local collection point or recycling partner in your area, so your job is collecting, not figuring out where it all ends up.

Lead a whole region

Regional directors are the local face of B4B where the core team can't be. They apply through the same form as chapters.

  • Host 1–2 official battery drives per year in their region
  • Recruit and support 5–6 local volunteers
  • Maintain 4–5 collection bins split among those volunteers
  • Serve as the local point of contact for schools, libraries, and community partners
  • Report collection numbers to the B4B core team

Start a chapter

Chapters and regional directors both apply here. Tell us where you are and we'll take it from there.

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Teach it in your classroom

Free printables for grades 3–5. Together they make one lesson of about 35–45 minutes on why batteries need a special drop-off.

Worksheet

Two pages: a short reading, word matching, safe-or-not-safe choices, a word search, and short-answer questions.

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Coloring sheet

A one-page battery drop-off scene for early finishers, younger students, or to send home.

Open coloring sheet →

Teacher guide

Learning objectives, materials, safety notes, a five-step lesson flow, and discussion questions.

Open teacher guide →

Each one opens as a PDF you can print or save.

Host a drive, partner, or just ask

Want a bin at your school, business, or community centre? Email us and we'll handle the rest. We answer every email, usually within a couple of days.