Left unchallenged, our planet’s growing trash crisis will undoubtedly continue escalating. Research now shows that around 84,000 tons of alkaline batteries get tossed in the can each year! Those seemingly harmless little batteries we use in everything from cameras to remote controls now comprise 20% of hazardous household trash. The remedy?
When the clock strikes 12:00 a.m. in the U.K. on Dec. 31, manufacturers of automotive and industrial batteries in the U.K. will become responsible to arrange the collection, treatment and recycling of such batteries, free of charge, if requested by business end-users and final holders. The new regulations will also require battery manufacturers to register [...]
Even one of hockey’s greatest players in the history of the sport knows just how vital it is for batteries to be recycled and kept from ending up in landfills.
More and more we are seeing people become aware of just how important it is to recycle old or used batteries. The campaigns being run by sites such as Earth911 and Call2Recycle, among many others who promote the need to keep batteries out of our landfills, do wonders in educating the public when it comes [...]
Not quite sure what to do with your silver oxide batteries once they run out of power? Here’s an idea- Ship them to Mexico…it’s the environmentally-friendly thing to do and can even bring you a bit of financial compensation. But before you start using google magic to find the pricing and restrictions for shipping items [...]
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We all know these words, and we all know we should practice them. Its simple really if you think about it…but that in itself is actually the hard part…thinking about it. Even so, it’s important that we are conscious of what our individual impact is on the world and how we contribute [...]
Inventor Knut Karlsen has released a prototype for a new kind of rechargeable battery, one that recharges itself with a little help from the sun. Karlsen is calling it the SunCat, and with the consciousness of the planet turning green, the demand for earth friendly products such as this is growing fast. With Suncat, electric [...]
The call to recycle your batteries is louder than ever, and this snazzy little video below illustrates the result of us as humans failing to heed the call.
Call2Recycle recently announced their collection statistics for 2008, and the numbers are staggering. With nearly a 10% increase in collection of rechargeable batteries from 2007, the success of the nation’s most comprehensive rechargeable battery solution has them optimistic and excited for a continued growth trend in 2009. Just how successful was 2008 for Call2Recycle? The [...]
