Batteries and Climate Change

There are significant environmental benefits from moving away from single-use alkaline batteries to rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries are a more sustainable choice across the product life cycle.

Lesson Plans and Activity Sheets

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In 'Why are Batteries Harmful to the Environment?' students will develop an understanding of product life cycle by comparing the energy and waste impacts of different battery types.

Why are Batteries Harmful to the Environment? (151.4kb)