Sometimes it feels like there is a holiday for everything. We observe “National Days of” for siblings, dogs, donuts, and everything in between. And while a day of donut indulgence
What a cheap shot! Itâs a real shot in the dark!
Just make it a shot and a beer! (Pittsburgh translation: An Imp and an Iron.)
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And then there is âa shot in the arm.â
Thatâs the one everybody is talking about these days!
Not the metaphorical one, but the real one! The COVID-19 vaccine!
Juggling our daily, pedantic quarantine-lifestyle, social distancing, mask-wearing and other pandemic phenomenon, most of us get to the point of being âhalf shotâ about if, when and where weâre going to get our personal (and, perhaps, lifesaving) shot in the arm. And sadly so!
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ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ To celebrate National Battery Day on February 18, Call2Recycle
®, the country s first and largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, announced today that their collection partners, stewards, and consumers recycled 8.4 million pounds of batteries throughout the U.S. in 2020, an 11% increase from 2019. The collection milestone underscores the organization s work over the last 26 years to safely collect and recycle used consumer batteries.
With millions across the nation homebound last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers might have been deterred from taking batteries to a recycling collection location. However, for many, being at home created opportunities to organize, clean and manage items that may have otherwise gone overlooked – like batteries. A recent Ipsos survey commissioned by Call2Recycle revealed that consumer recycling trends remained robust, mirroring each other on the East and West Co
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ When the pandemic hit last year, the U.S. lead battery industry was recognized as an essential industry. Lead batteries have since played a critical role in keeping our country safe and productive. On February 18 – National Battery Day – we celebrate lead batteries continued resilience and essentiality to help the nation Build Back Better.
A new infographic created for Battery Day, February 18, illustrates how lead batteries add up to an energy winner.
National Battery Day honors the work of companies whose products demonstrate how critical lead batteries are to society.
Lead batteries have been critical in aiding distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. They touch nearly every aspect of logistics, from forklifts in the warehouse (lead batteries provide 90% of the motive power demand for forklift trucks), to ground vehicles at airports, and the refrigerated trucks and mobile storage units that e