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Will Future Recycling Predictions Prove Accurate?

Regular Paleblue Earth customers know exactly where we stand on the recycling topic. We are all for it. In fact, one of the reasons we decided to get into rechargeable batteries was a desire to...
AA batteries bottoms

Batteries Are Dangerous in Landfills

We are on a mission to completely replace alkaline batteries with lithium-ion rechargeables. Will we ever succeed? We are hopeful, especially with advancements in battery technology which improves performance and reliability and saves the customer...
Bucket with batteries for recycling

To Recycle Batteries or Not The Good and the Bad

Regular readers know that Paleblue 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...
A Variety of Batteries

German Company Launches Lithium Battery Recycling Plant

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...
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Do You Know the Battery Recycling Laws in Your State?

Battery recycling in the United States is regulated by both federal and state authorities. Federal laws are comparatively minimal, which has led multiple states to come up with their own regulations. Our question for you...
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5 Practical Benefits of Reducing Your Personal Waste Stream

Every human being produces waste. Unfortunately, many of us produce more than we really need to. It is that excess waste that we should be trying to reduce as much as possible. From our perspective,...
corroded batteries

What Does the EPA Say About Household Battery Disposal?

Household batteries are pretty much mandatory these days. They power everything from flashlights to remote controls and Xbox controllers. Needless to say, the average home has plenty of household batteries installed in devices and laying...
Crushed water bottles

How Much Do You Know about Those Recycling Numbers on Plastics

Pale Blue Earth breaks down the reasoning and meaning behind the recycling numbers on plastics.