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Batteries - The average household uses 21 batteries a year
Most batteries contain heavy metals, which can contribute to soil and water pollution and endanger wildlife. In the UK alone, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says around 600 million batteries (22,000 tonnes) - the equivalent weight of 110 Jumbo Jets - are disposed of annually by UK consumers.
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Pedalite products are Battery Free
Pedalite Products are completely battery free, harvesting the existing energy from the pedals going around and storing this and there is no extra energy required from the rider.
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Plastic and Wood Packaging
The UK alone produces over 10 million tonnes of waste Plastic packaging each year filling landfill sites. New paper and card packaging costs trees!
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Pedalite Packaging
The packaging is made predominantly from recycled paper and there is no plastic.
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Transportation
Airplanes cause noise pollution, emit VOCs, are attributed to global warming and the list of environmental challenges caused by airplanes could go on and on....
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Pedalite Shipping
Pedalite transport, where possible, by ship to keep our carbon footprint as low as possible. We also use video and teleconference facilities whenever possible.
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