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Lithium Battery Collection to be held on Nov 8th
The Rotary Club of Tucson Verde is partnering with Redwood Materials to host a lithium-ion battery collection and recycling event in Tucson on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The collection drive is part of a larger, national partnership between Redwood Materials and the Rotary Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG).
Event details
What: Collection of lithium-ion batteries and rechargeable devices.
When: Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Where: Pima Community College Downtown Campus, Northeast parking lot.
Items that can be recycled
The event will collect devices containing lithium-ion batteries, including:
Smartphones and tablets
Laptops
Electric toothbrushes
Power tool batteries
Rechargeable vacuum batteries
Wireless headphones
Other rechargeable devices
About the partnership
Goals: The Redwood-Rotary collaboration aims to create a "closed-loop" domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, reducing reliance on newly mined materials and overseas supply chains. Redwood Materials can recover more than 95% of the valuable metals from old electronics.
Process: Redwood provides the collection barrels and materials, and Rotary clubs organize and host the events. Redwood handles the logistics of shipping the materials to its recycling facilities.
History: The collaboration began with pilot projects in California in 2022 and has since expanded to dozens of events nationwide.
Tucson Verde Rotary Club: This local club is Arizona's first environmentally focused Rotary club. The lithium-ion battery collection is one of many environmental projects they undertake.
