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People see batteries as "cheap and disposable". The price tag of $15 for 4 batteries is a one-time hit that most people in the US* don't want to take. You and I
by elliottkember 3y ago
People see batteries as "cheap and disposable". The price tag of $15 for 4 batteries is a one-time hit that most people in the US* don't want to take. You and I both know they will save money over time, and yes, it's much better for the environment to reuse, but that is why.
*I come from a non-US country, and was brought up using rechargeable batteries. I have lived here for 10 years and I have not seen a single rechargeable AA at any point.
- sgtnoodle 3y agoLast time I looked into it end-to-end, it seemed like a NiMH cell would need to be reused like 500 times in order for it to actually be an improvement for the environment over one-time-use alkaline. NiMH is better than NiCd but still relatively nasty.