The home furnishing company said in a statement that the goal is to inspire consumers who frequently use batteries to make the switch to rechargeable ones in order to reduce waste at home. “Consumers ...

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The days of strolling into an Ikea and plopping down a few dollars for a 10-pack of Alkalisk batteries are coming to an end. The Swedish furniture-and-meatball purveyor announced earlier this morning ...

Scientists around the world are looking for post-lithium storage technologies and an interesting option is represented by zinc-air batteries. These storage systems, however, still struggle with a high ...

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The big picture: After just 10 charges of a rechargeable NiMH battery, greenhouse gas emissions are lower versus using alkaline batteries that give off the same amount of energy. Ikea said.

As part of the University at Buffalo’s overall commitment to environmental stewardship, Environment Health & Safety administers a program to collect and recycle various types of batteries that are ...