December 19, 2022
OSBRC Student Mission Draw Winners!
Five lucky students were randomly selected from more than a hundred students eligible for the first Visa Gift Card Draw of the 2022-2023 OSBRC Challenge.
Welcome to the School Portal!
If you are a teacher/representative and your school is participating in the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge, you can access your portal here.
Register your school for a chance to win cash prizes!
The Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge (OSBRC) is for elementary and secondary schools in the Province of Ontario. The program aims to teach children and their families about the proper ways to handle, store and recycle batteries at home and at school.
The OSBRC offers many free resources for educators and there is no cost for a school to participate.
If you want to do something great for the environment and win cash for your school, you've come to the right place!
Please sign up today!
Resources
We have a collection of downloadable resources to help you promote your program and we'll continue to add to it, so please check back often! Is there something you'd like to see? Contact us and let us know what you have in mind.
OSBRC Pledge
OSBRC schools have taken a pledge to recycle as many single-use batteries as they consume each year! The goal is to recycle an average of 1.36 kilograms for every student and staff enrolled at each school. 1.36 kilograms is what the average Canadian household accumulates in one year.
We've created five recycling badges to help schools track how close they are to meeting the OSBRC Pledge.
Login to your school admin to find out how many badges your school has earned!
OSBRC 5th Annual Challenge Leaderboards
Point scores are recorded as an "estimate" when submitted through the online portal by a participating school. A score will only be recorded as "actual" when Raw Materials Company collects, sorts and processes full drums. At that point, RMC will adjust a school's point scores based on the actual weight.
All final scores will be based on actual weight. For more information, please see our Official Challenge Rules.
OSBRC Pledge
Prize Pool
Estimated PRIZE POOL
$2,000.00
| School | District | Our Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville Christian School - Private | Belleville BCS | 100% | ||
| Bloomsburg | Waterford gedsb | 100% | ||
| H.M Robbins Public School | Sault Ste. Marie ADSB | 100% | ||
| Quintilian School | Kingston IND | 100% | ||
| Springfield Public School | Springfield TVDSB | 100% | ||
| St. Ann Catholic Elementary School, Fenwick | Fenwick, Ontario NCDSB | 100% | ||
| St. Mary Catholic High School | Brockville CDSBEO | 100% | ||
| Port Rowan Public School | Port Rowan GEDSB | 97% | ||
| Monsignor Michael O'Leary | Bracebridge SMCDSB | 71% | ||
| Gainsborough Public School | Saint Anns DSBN | 45% | ||
| Good Shepherd Elementary School | Courtice PVNCCDSB | 35% | ||
| Victoria Cross Public School | Mount Forest UGDSB | 33% | ||
| Summers Corners Public School | Aylmer TVDSB | 25% |
This leaderboard is for all schools that have met or exceeded the OSBRC Pledge. Each school on this leaderboard that reaches 100% of their pledge, will receive an equal share of the OSBRC Pledge Prize!
Prize dollar amounts are an estimate based on current tonnage submitted and may be subject to change.
Environmental Award
Does your school have a whole lot of recycling spirit? Tell us about the environmental initiatives at your school and all the great students and staff that are working hard to make a difference! Feel free to send us pictures or videos to help tell your story and don't be afraid to let your creativity shine through!
One lucky school will be awarded RMC's Environmental Award!
Please send your submission to osbrc@rawmaterials.com
The current prize estimate is $200.00
Update your collections - ring the bell!
Each time you ring the bell, we'll update your school total based on an average weight collected per 5-gallon pail. School totals will be weighed once collected and scores will be updated to reflect the actual weights.
Challenge Rules
When will the challenge take place?
The challenge begins October 17th, 2022 (Waste Reduction Week) and runs until May 12th, 2023.
Who can participate?
The Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge is a competition open to the first 200 elementary and secondary schools in the Province of Ontario that register to participate.
How to Win
Schools that sign up for the challenge will be provided with everything they need to collect and recycle household batteries accumulated at the school and at home. Schools will have the option of choosing between two Starter Kits.
Drum Starter Kit will include:
- 1 x 45 Gallon Drum
- 1 x 5 Gallon Bucket
- Posters
- Instruction sheet
Pail Starter Kit will include:
- 3 x 5 Gallon Buckets marked to hold 23 kilograms
- Posters
- Instruction sheet
*Additional posters can be downloaded from the Resources page
Teachers, staff and most importantly the students can bring in their batteries from home to recycle them responsibly. Every time your school recycles a full 5-gallon pail, simply ring the bell to update your score!
Cash Prizes
An incentive of .31 cents per kilogram from all the alkaline batteries collected from the Challenge will award the top schools in the Province with a share of the provincial prize pool based on the percentages outlined below. 30% of the prize pool will be donated to the SickKids Foundation in Toronto, Ontario on behalf of everyone participating in the OSBRC.
- OSBRC Pledge - 60%
- RMC's Environmental Stewardship Award - 10%
- SickKids Foundation - 30%
Same as last year, we will guarantee a minimum prize pool of $2000 to get things going. But remember, there’s no limit to what it can be, so start recycling today!
See the Official Challenge Rules.
Need more information? Contact us!
Featured Stories
Do you have a story to share? Is there someone or something at your school that is making a difference? Tell us about it! We'd love to hear your experiences and share your success story so that we can all learn from it!
October 31, 2022
Congratulations Jedydiah! First Battery Boss of the Year!
On October 18, Jedydiah completed his fifth Student Mission to become the first official Battery Boss of the year!
October 17, 2022
9th Annual OSBRC Begins Today
The Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge, by Raw Materials Company, kicked off its annual Challenge today. The OSBRC will run until May 12, 2023.
September 16, 2022
RMC Announces Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge Winners
Raw Materials Company announced the winners of the 8th Annual Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge.
February 18, 2022
Can you imagine a life without batteries?
It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? If you’re like me, you depend on batteries everyday. They're all around us. The battery in our watches keeps us on time like the battery in our cellphones keeps us in touch. You could say that batteries power our lives or empower us to live better lives.
November 8, 2021
Cole was the First Battery Boss of the Year!
On October 25, Cole of Lakefield District Public School completed his fifth Student Mission to become the first Battery Boss of the year!
October 18, 2021
8th Annual OSBRC Starts Today!
The Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge, by Raw Materials Company, started today and it’s scheduled to run until May 13, 2022. Its purpose is to teach students and their families about the proper way to handle and store household batteries.
September 20, 2021
2020-2021 OSBRC Prize Earners Announced!
The Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge awarded prizes to 13 schools and 11 students after a year-long challenge to recycle batteries. A little more than 990,000 batteries were recycled.
March 30, 2021
OSBRC Wraps up Earth Day!
There is only three weeks left to recycle batteries before the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge wraps up on Earth Day - April 22nd, 2021. So far, 96 Ontario schools have recycled 727,232 batteries!
February 8, 2021
Recycle Batteries to Support SickKids Foundation VS Campaign!
Since 1875, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has provided children and their families with world-class care, support and research to improve the health and wellbeing of children living in Ontario and around the world.