Household Batteries

Oleh Frank

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And on internet message boards, consumers worldwide describe the same "loud pop," "bang," "hiss," or "sizzling noise" that comes with an exploded alkaline battery. Whether they are 9-volt, AA, AAA, C or D size batteries, all are capable of exploding. When most consumers toss old batteries out they might assume the power source is out of juice, or in other words it’s worthless. Energizer apparently doesn’t think that’s the case and is now giving new life to old batteries its new EcoAdvanced line. Thanks to generous donations by the Rotary Club of New Canaan and, New Canaan Fire Fighters, Local 3224, free batteries will be offered to New Canaan residents (3 per household, please) at Fire Headquarters on Main Street from 9-5 on Saturday, March 7. You might have heard that the difference between a dead and good alkaline battery can be determined by seeing which one bounces when dropped. A battery with usable capacity doesn’t bounce, but a dead once bounces quite a bit when dropped. If you are Energizer has announced a new line of high-performance AA and AAA alkaline batteries that are in part made by recycling old cells, in what's claimed to be an industry first. Although currently only four percent of the battery comes from recovered materials Energizer’s new batteries last longer than other alkaline batteries, which will reduce the amount of waste in landfills, as consumers will need to replace them less frequently, said Michelle Atkinson, vice president and chief marketing officer for .

Billions of discarded household batteries make their way into landfills every year and now one of the largest U.S. battery makers says it is putting some of them to good use. Suburban St. Louis-based Energizer Holdings on Tuesday introduced Energizer Rechargeable batteries have their share of benefits (helping the environment, for one), but when it comes to saving money, personal finance blogger Len Penzo argues that sometimes regular old alkalines are the better option. Photo by Sam Catchesides. Concerned about the water and land pollution that comes with land-filling household batteries, Kombu store partner Kevin Doye decided to investigate local battery recycling options. He made a couple of phone calls and was surprised to discover council’s Billions of discarded household batteries make their way into landfills every year and now one of the nation's largest battery makers says it is putting some of them to good use. Suburban St. Louis-based Energizer Holdings has introduced Energizer .