Varta Rechargeable Batteries
Rechargeable batteries are better for the environment than disposable batteries because they conserve precious resources; they are energy efficient; and, as a result of their energy efficiency, they lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Every time Australian households buy and repeatedly use rechargeable instead of disposable batteries, they are reducing their environmental impact by over 90 percent and their cost of using batteries by over 95 percent.
A rechargeable battery can be re-used up to 1,000 times. There are savings that will accrue from not having to repeatedly purchase disposable batteries. One Australian study places the saving at over 60 times the cost of the charger and rechargeable batteries.1
The published version of this study went on to confirm that a comparison of disposable and rechargeable battery options was overwhelmingly in favour of rechargeable batteries in terms of human health, ecosystem quality and resource use.2
The biosphere is not limitless. There is a shortage of landfills near cities. The number of batteries purchased by consumers is growing. As you look around your home you’ll find them in remote controls, torches, toys, clocks, shavers … the list goes on.
Learn more about the benefits of Varta rechargeable batteries from these short videos.
Reduce your battery usage and save money by recharging
A Varta rechargeable battery can be re-used up to 1,000 times, delivering hundreds of times more power, over its lifetime, to your toys or torches, than a disposable battery.
Buying batteries for childrens’ toys, torches and remote controls can cost a fortune if you don’t buy rechargeable batteries. One Australian study suggests, based on recharging batteries 400 times, that the consumer would save themselves almost $1,000 when compared to the equivalent number of disposable batteries required.3
The world’s mineral resources are finite so we need to effectively use the resources already available in finished products, rather than simply throwing them away.
When your disposable batteries run out of power, or you've used your rechargeable battery for the last time, visit RecyclingNearYou to find out where you can recycle them: RecyclingNearYou.com.au
Varta rechargeable batteries are available at all major retail outlets and from www.planetarkdirect.com.
For more information see http://www.varta-consumer.com.
You can contact Varta on 1800 623 118 or email consumer.enquiry@remington-products.com.au .
Notes:
- The environmental impact of throw-away versus re-chargeable batteries for consumer use, (2005) Parsons, D. University of Southern Queensland.
- The environmental impact of disposable versus re-chargeable batteries for consumer use. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Vol12/No.3, May 2007
- The environmental impact of throw-away versus re-chargeable batteries for consumer use, (2005) Parsons, D. University of Southern Queensland.