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Electrical Item Recycling Is Working in Ireland

By Webtek Marketing

The report in question details a relationship between WEEE Ireland and a company known as KMK Metals. The relationship has been ongoing since 2005. During that time, the partners have managed to recycle more than 200 million electrical devices. They have also recycled over 18,000 tons of batteries. That equates to literally billions of battery cells that never made it to landfills and whose constituent materials could then be reused in the manufacturing of new products.

Why 1000+ Charges Actually Makes a Difference

By Webtek Marketing

The ability to recharge lithium-ion USB-C batteries doesn't exist in isolation. How rechargeable batteries are used, and what that means for single-use batteries, affects many other things. It is like anything else. Every action a person takes triggers a cascading cycle of more actions.

What the Greenpeace Report Means for Battery Recycling

By Webtek Marketing

Many of us who care deeply about environmental issues were caught off guard by a now infamous Greenpeace USA report published in late 2022. The report said, in effect, that plastic recycling is a failure. Greenpeace defended their position in great detail – with plenty of data and recent evidence. If the report has influenced your thoughts about battery recycling, we hope the influence hasn't been negative.

To Recycle Batteries or Not The Good and the Bad

By Webtek Marketing

Regular readers know that Pale Blue Earth is passionate about battery recycling (stay tuned for news about our efforts around National Battery Day which is coming up soon). That being the case, we thought it might be helpful to look at the good and bad of the recycling equation. We will actually start with the bad because doing so reinforces the good that comes from recycling batteries.

All Those New Electronics Means Millions of New Batteries

By Webtek Marketing

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organization responsible for putting on the annual CES, estimates retailers will sell in the neighborhood of $485 billion worth of new electronics in 2023. That is down from $512 billion in 2021. Still, the numbers are beyond impressive.

Meanwhile, ever more products require battery power as manufacturers continue producing powered products to keep up with consumer demand.

5 Sustainable New Year's Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

By Webtek Marketing

It is that time of year again when the New Year's resolutions come hard and heavy. We are ready to make changes that are going to make us better people and members of our families...

German Company Launches Lithium Battery Recycling Plant

By Webtek Marketing

We tend to get excited when we hear news about advancements in the lithium-ion battery industry. One of the more recent pieces of good news involves Germany's Accurec, a company that has taken the necessary steps to retool its operations to improve lithium-ion battery recycling. They should be ready to start accepting incoming batteries sometime in the spring of 2023.

Yes, You Can Turn Your Apartment into a More Sustainable Space

By Webtek Marketing

Sustainability is a big part of the mission here at Pale Blue Earth. One of our goals is to contribute to the global effort to maintain the planet and its ecosystems so that future generations...

What Single Use Plastics and Disposable Batteries Have in Common

By Webtek Marketing

The team here at Paleblue cares a great deal about our planet. Sustainability is baked into our business model and efforts. So it was with considerable interest that we read a summary of a recent Greenpeace USA report discussing plastic recycling. The article reminded us yet again why we got into the USB rechargeable battery business.