The Corporation for Battery Recycling (CBR - primary battery manufacturers Energizer, Duracell, Panasonic, and Rayovac) issued a RFP for a stewardship organization – see BatteryRecycle.org for more information. Proposals are due August 3. CBR states that it will "launch a voluntary, national program for primary battery collection and recycling" in April 2013. Also see this Earth911 article on CBR. Visit the Council's Battery Stewardship page for more.