no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2013 bettery inc. type private industry sustainable energy founded 2011 headquarters tacoma washington usa key people shem zakem president products reusable batteries and swap stations website 1 bettery inc. was a privately held company based in portland oregon . it provided a retail store based reusable battery exchange service to consumers . bettery kiosks or swap stations allow consumers to buy ready to use reusable aa or aaa batteries that can be used just like any other single use battery . once drained the batteries can be swapped for a fully tested and charged replacement . the company previously had placed five kiosks at whole foods market locations in the pacific northwest and placed five additional kiosks at whole foods and safeway stores in seattle and portland . the bettery brand was sold in 2014 to green box batteries llc a tacoma wa privately held company . green box batteries llc has re launched the bettery brand with a focus on bringing batteries to the world of subscription services much like netflix did for dvd rentals . 1 contents 1 environmental impact 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links environmental impact edit batteries account for 1 % of waste poundage but 88 % of mercury 52 % of cadmium and in total they account for 50 70 % of all heavy metal contaminants in landfills including zinc manganese lead nickel cobalt cadmium arsenic and mercury depending on the battery chemistry mix in a given landfill location . by using a reusable battery swap service battery use has up to 30 times less impact on air pollutants such as carbon nitrogen and methane gases than disposable batteries . that is equivalent to driving a car 1 243 miles less each year per consumer . by making it easier for consumers to use reusable battery technology the bettery brand reduces the volume of batteries that are thrown away in the u.s. every year . approximately 90 percent of portable batteries manufactured in the us are alkaline dry cells with a global annual production exceeding 10 billion units . today the majority of these batteries end up in landfills . 2 each bettery reusable battery can be swapped and reused up to a thousand times before it is recycled back into the manufacturing stream . 3 consumers can use the bettery kiosk to drop off traditional single use batteries where they will be recycled . the contents of recycled batteries can be salvaged to make metal and other raw materials . 4 history edit founded in 2011 with the mission to reduce waste by utilizing the latest advancements in reusable battery technology bettery belongs to the movement of companies with sustainability at its core . with a veteran team of executives and advisers from major battery kiosk and high tech companies bettery is poised to reinvent the portable power industry . see also edit list of companies based in oregon references edit bettery goes for the whole shebang . portland business journal . 2013 04 03 . retrieved 2012 04 15 . life cycle impacts of alkaline batteries with a focus on end of life pdf . national electrical manufacturers association . 2011 02 01 . retrieved 2012 04 15 . better battery recycling with bettery . recycling international . 2013 04 12 . retrieved 2012 04 15 . what happens to recycled batteries . opb news . 2013 04 04 . retrieved 2012 04 15 . external links edit bettery inc. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bettery inc. & oldid 713267251 categories sustainable energyprivately held companies based in oregoncompanies based in portland oregoncompanies established in 20112011 establishments in portland oregonhidden categories orphaned articles from may 2013all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 april 2016 at 00 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view