Here's Hoping 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...

Batteries Are Dangerous in Landfills

It is no secret that the team here at Pale Blue Earth is passionate about displacing single-use alkaline batteries with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. We don't want consumers buying them and all the packaging that they...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Do You Know What the EPA Says 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...

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.