Lots of things in your home and office use batteries. Your remote control, video game controllers, calculator, and more are all powered by batteries which have a finite lifespan. Used batteries are one of the most dangerous and harmful common items once they begin to degrade at a landfill, as they are filled with battery acid and take a long time to break down. One great way to cut down on the negative impact caused by batteries is to buy the rechargeable variety. You can reuse rechargeable batteries as much as you want, and all you have to do when they run out of charge is to plug them in to a recharger for a few hours. This way, you are not throwing away dangerous batteries every time your remote control runs out of juice. And you'll always have batteries around the house instead of needing to constantly buy more from the store. Just think how much money you will save if you never had to buy a battery again! Check back here for more tips on how to be friendlier to the environment, right here on ...