The observance of Earth Day on April 22 served as a reminder that rechargeable flashlights are a great way to "go green," while benefiting the bottom line at the same time. Most rechargeable flashlight batteries can last over two years before they need replacing, thus reducing the number of batteries that are disposed of in the solid waste system—and lessening a business's carbon footprint.
In fact, when it's time to replace rechargeable batteries, they can and should be recycled in order to preserve the environment through a program called Call2Recycle™. The national program, directed by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), lets consumers return their used Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and other rechargeable batteries to participating national retail chains such as The Home Depot, RadioShack, Best Buy, Lowe's, and Target. For the closest location, visit www.rbrc.org or call 1-800-8-BATTERY.
Rechargeable lights offer an additional benefit: savings. While their initial cost is generally greater than lights powered by disposable batteries, the lifetime savings for rechargeables is significant because they can be recharged up to 1,000 times. Studies have found that rechargeable flashlights provide an average savings of over $330 in battery costs over a four-year period.
Purchasing Streamlight® rechargeable products not only helps the environment, but also reduces a business's costs at the same time—a combination that's hard to beat!
For more information, contact your Streamlight representative.
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