| Without batteries, life in the 21st
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| | mental and physical impairment in humans,
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| century would come to a screeching halt.
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| | and even to madness.
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| At times it seems like the rotation of
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| | The disposal of batteries into landfills
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| the Earth itself battery powered. But
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| | is taking space that could be used for
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| batteries generate power with the aid of
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| | biodegradable products. Landfills were
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| toxic heavy metals like mercury and lead.
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| | not meant to be dumping grounds for all
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| And hundred of millions, if not billions,
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| | the toxic refuse from which we want to
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| of batteries adding heavy metals to the
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| | separate themselves; and if they cannot
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| soil and groundwater every year do not a
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| | degrade in an environmentally safe
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| healthy future make.
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| | manner, they will add to the pollution
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| The disposal of batteries is akin to the
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| | problem, not help solve it.
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| disposal of any non-biodegradable
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| | The Current Situation
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| commodities, like disposable diapers,
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| | The irresponsible disposal of batteries
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| Styrofoam, and PCP loaded insecticides.
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| | in the past, however, had finally led to
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| Humankind has decided we can't live
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| | some changes in the battery industry.
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| without them, but much to our chagrin, we
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| | Thanks to the ongoing efforts from
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| have finally earned that we can't live
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| | economic and environmental experts, and
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| with them for every much longer without
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| | some enlightened minds within the battery
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| paying some very serious environmental
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| | industry, rechargeable batteries have
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| consequences.
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| | been introduced to the market and are
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| A market driven economy is dependent on
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| | slowly increasing their market share.
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| continuing demand if it is to survive,
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| | Battery manufacturers, however, are not
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| and disposable items are essential to
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| | about to abandon traditional batteries,
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| continuing demand. If everyone who ever
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| | which are a much higher profit item than
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| bought a battery for each of his or her
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| | the rechargeable ones. As recently as
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| appliances never needed to buy another,
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| | 2005, when US consumers spent more that
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| battery makers would either have to keep
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| | $40,000,000,000 on traditional batteries,
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| inventing new essential appliances, or
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| | and the disposal of those batteries will
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| hope that every person on Earth
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| | have to be done properly. The battery
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| reproduces tenfold. An expectation of
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| | industry, like every other, exists to
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| obsolescence is built in to our approach
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| | make money, and as much money as
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| to our possessions. Those which do not
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| | possible. If there is to be a solution to
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| wear out we simply replace after a while
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| | the disposal of batteries, it will not
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| to enjoy the novelty of their
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| | come by manufacturers phasing out their
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| replacements.
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| | high profit throw way battery lines.
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| Environmental Effects
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| | It will have to come from educated,
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| The disposal of batteries which have been
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| | environmentally concerned consumers
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| exhausted is a prime example of this
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| | deciding to pay the extra money to buy
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| throw-away mentality. Enough improper
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| | rechargeable batteries and chargers, or
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| disposal of batteries over the past
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| | solar powered electronic devices, or at
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| century has occurred that their toxic
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| | the very lest, extended life disposable
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| mercury is now in the food chain,
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| | batteries. With a concerted effort, they
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| affecting marine life to an unprecedented
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| | can move enough money the traditional
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| extent. Many of the fish upon which
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| | battery to the alternative battery
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| poorer nations have depended for their
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| | market, and the environment will be the
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| survival are no longer safe to eat.
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| | winner.
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| Mercury poisoning can lead to severe
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