Interstate All Battery Center® of Longview Recycles More than 7,000 Pounds of Local Power

LONGVIEW, Tex. (November 2025) – Interstate All Battery Center® of Longview, East Texas’ most trustworthy source of power, hosted a community recycling event and took in more than 7,000 pounds of hard-to-dispose-of items. Store Manager Doug Roberts, who was recently invited to serve on the Longview Board of Directors, was happy to help his neighbors get rid of those hard things.

“Unloading these kinds of items safely is tricky,” said Roberts. “And we are happy to do our part to help keep discarded materials from going into our landfills, or being left on our streets or in our alleyways. If we make it easy, then people may think twice before just tossing it in the trash.”

This is the first time Interstate Battery Center of Longview has hosted a recycling event. This year’s haul took in 5,440 pounds of shredded and recycled paper; 573 books donated by The Longview Public Library; 1,018 pounds of SLI; 28 pounds of SLA; 64 pounds of Alkalines; 9 pounds of Lithium; 460 pounds of cardboard recycled by the City of Longview; as well as 377 non-perishable food items donated to Longview Community Ministries.

Interstate All Battery Center of Longview offers car and truck batteries; home electronic, watch and cordless tool batteries; RV and marine batteries; motorcycle batteries; golf cart batteries; lawn mower batteries; and specialty batteries like hearing aids, alarm systems and battery jump-starters. One of 170 Interstate All Battery Centers nationwide, the Longview location offers a free five-minute car battery test, as well as curbside service and other on-site services like installation, battery replacement, some device and tool repair and rebuilds, and battery recycling.

About Interstate Batteries
For more than 70 years, Interstate Batteries® has powered people down roads, trails and waterways and business to succeed. Best known for its starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries, their products have been under car hoods since 1952, each one backed by the company’s service, quality, and value. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Interstate Batteries is an industry leader in recycling efforts, as well as a global leader in safe lead handling practices. Guided by a set of common values, the company’s purpose is to glorify God and enrich lives while delivering the most trustworthy source of power to the world.

About Interstate All Battery Center of Longview, Texas
Interstate All Battery Center® is the franchise division of Interstate Batteries® and provides battery and portable power solutions to both commercial and retail customers. Built on Interstate’s 70 year legacy of innovation and integrity, each center strives to enrich the communities they serve and are committed to delivering the battery expertise consumer’s need with the Interstate Advantage™ – legendary customer service, top quality batteries, industry-leading recycling programs and just-in-time delivery. The Interstate All Battery Center of Longview, Texas is a local, independently owned and operated business. For more information, visit the store’s website.

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