| Demand for batteries in the United States has | | | | NiMH rechargeable batteries can be recharged |
| steadily been increasing for decades. With | | | | as many as one thousand times. They are |
| the continuing technological advances in | | | | similar to traditional alkaline batteries, |
| consumer products and the increasing | | | | but the chemical reactions that occur inside |
| portability of battery operated equipment, | | | | a rechargeable battery are reversible, |
| this demand for batteries will continue. | | | | allowing them to be recharged again and |
| According to Battery Solutions, Inc. a | | | | again. |
| battery recycling group in Michigan, there | | | | |
| were over 3 billion industrial and household | | | | When rechargeable batteries are not an |
| batteries sold in the United States alone in | | | | option, lithium and titanium batteries are an |
| 1998. The problem is that despite the average | | | | attractive alternative. Both provide longer |
| consumer's increased awareness of recycling | | | | lasting energy which again leads to less |
| programs for plastic bottles, aluminum cans, | | | | consumption and less disposal. Energizer's |
| and newspapers picked up curbside in most | | | | lithium battery weighs less, has a longer |
| neighborhoods these days, the average | | | | shelf life, and performs better in extreme |
| consumer does not partake in a battery | | | | temperatures than an ordinary alkaline |
| recycling program. By using long lasting and | | | | battery due to its unique spirally wound |
| rechargeable batteries, one can diminish the | | | | construction. According to Energizer, lithium |
| environmental impact of used batteries by | | | | batteries take over six hundred digital |
| simply consuming and thereby discarding less. | | | | photographs, while ordinary alkaline |
| | | | batteries take only ninety. They recommend |
| Battery Metals | | | | using lithium batteries in digital cameras, |
| | | | CD players, and MP3 players. Lithium is also |
| While the exact chemical composition of | | | | the lightest metal known, minimizing concerns |
| household batteries varies from type to type, | | | | of heavy metals in the environment. |
| most batteries contain heavy metals, which | | | | |
| are the main cause for environmental concern. | | | | Energizer e2 Batteries |
| When disposed of incorrectly, these heavy | | | | |
| metals may leak into the ground when the | | | | Energizer's e2 titanium batteries are |
| battery casing corrodes. | | | | recommended for MP3 and portable CD players, |
| | | | hand-held video games, digital and photo |
| Using Titanium and Rechargeable Batteries | | | | flash cameras. They are also recommended for |
| | | | critical household devices such as smoke |
| The most environmentally sound option is to | | | | detectors and flashlights. Energizer claims |
| use rechargeable batteries and a battery | | | | they should be used in any high tech devices |
| charger. The reason is obvious: rechargeable | | | | that typically drain a lot of energy. Their |
| batteries produce less waste for the | | | | titanium compound and unique cell |
| environment because they can be reused. They | | | | construction increase energy's conductivity |
| also save energy, because the energy needed | | | | and allow electrons to flow better. |
| to manufacture a battery is on average fifty | | | | |
| times greater than the energy it gives out. | | | | Through innovative products such as |
| Energizer leads the industry with its | | | | Energizer's rechargeable, lithium, and e2 |
| rechargeable batteries. They are made with | | | | titanium batteries, battery manufacturers are |
| nickel metal hydride (NiMH) which is safer | | | | contributing to important efforts to conserve |
| for the environment than nickel cadmium | | | | our natural resources and protect the |
| (NiCd) rechargeable batteries. Energizer's | | | | environment for generations to come. |