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Fuji EnviroMAX, launched at Consumer Electronics Expo last January, is one of the first eco-respectful, high performance batteries on the market. They are mercury, lithium, cadmium and PVC-free making them landfill safe.
What’s in Fuji EnviroMAX if they’re free from other, typical battery components?
According to Fuji, the materials that make up a Fuji EnviroMAX battery are derived from the basic elements of the Earth; iron, nickel, zinc, electrolyte, manganese dioxide, bronze, and recycled paper which are all non-toxic elements and substances. This insures that these batteries can be safely discarded in the landfill. Fuji also uses recycled PET plastic for packaging. Additionally, most of all resources used in the Fuji EnviroMAX manufacturing process are reused and recycled.
Why would you toss a battery in the landfill?
I hope you wouldn’t toss batteries into the landfill willy nilly, but according to statistics via Earth 911, “Americans alone throw out almost 180,000 tons of batteries. About 14,000 of those tons are rechargeable batteries; the rest are single-use.” When you fail to recycle batteries all of the metals in said batteries are released into the air, water, and soil when garbage is burned or buried. Since folks seem to think batteries are safe to toss (they’re not), it’s better to use a battery like the Fuji EnviroMAX that is actually safer to toss. NOT that you should. Even if it’s safer to toss a battery into a landfill you still should recycle it because why fill up the landfills and waste resources.
I asked Fuji representative and Fuji EnviroMAX can be recycled like any other battery. To find a battery recycling program in your area visit Earth 911.
To learn more visit Fuji EnviroMAX.
Many more rechargeable battery recycling sites can also be found at call2recycle.org. It’s free and convenient at places where one would buy replacement batteries and/or cordless electronic products.