Avoid all brands of batteries except these 8

Batteries occupy a special place in our society. They are difficult to recycle, they pose a huge risk to the environment after being thrown away, they are the result of massive environmental damage in order to they come from the materials for their construction and are a common choking hazard. Unfortunately, it is difficult to use many of the necessary and important devices that we use every day without batteries. Since we are often forced to use batteries, which the should we buy

Our recommendation parameters

A photo with batteries.

We consulted several reputable publications about each battery brand’s environmental impact, actual lifespan, reliability, and more. The batteries on this list scored the best of all brands (which isn’t saying much since all brands scored pretty low, these are the best of the worst, in other words).

Top recommendations for batteries

Photo with batteries.

If you don’t have the time budget or the ability to shop around between different battery brands, there’s at least one thing to keep in mind: Always default to rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries will save you a lot of money, reduce pollution and support more sustainable technology.

#8 Energizer (R) Rechargeable Batteries

The Energizer Bunny.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 20

Energizing (NYSE:ENR) scores at or near the top when it comes to life and reliability. If you want one of the best performing batteries but also minimize your environmental impact, you could do a lot worse than these rechargeable batteries.

#7 Panasonic batteries

Panasonic logo.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 23

There is a wide variety of batteries available from Panasonic, so if you have specific battery needs, Panasonic may have what you need, including rechargeable and alternative sizes.

# 6 Eneloop batteries

Different batteries.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 23

Also, Eneloop has good results When it is coming TO life and reliability. They are also made by the Panasonic company, but sometimes they are marked by themselvesand since when outperforming their peers on a regular basis, they deserve their own place on this list.

#5 Varta batteries

Batteries in an emergency kit.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 35

Varta is a German battery company, so if you’re looking for a reliable battery, you can’t go wrong with German engineering. Varta appears twice on this list, this spot is reserved for their standard batteries.

#4 Philips batteries

Philips HQ.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 35

Phillips (NYSE:PHG) is the only battery brand to receive the best rating for Conflict Minerals and also scores highly for Carbon Footprint reporting. They received an average rating for reporting their environmental impact. While their batteries are not necessarily less polluting than others (no recycled content, etc.), at least they are transparent and report data regularly.

#3 GP batteries

New dry batteries.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 35

GP Batteries is another brand that appears on this list twice, and with the other GP brand being number one should tell you that GP is doing something right, or at least doing less harm than other batteries.

#2 Varta Recharge ACCU Recycled batteries

A green battery.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 38

Varta’s Recharge Accu Recycled batteries have the highest amount of recycled materials than any other brand of batteries. It is also the only brand on the list be received the award for the best fiscal conduct.

#1 GP Recyko Rechargeable Batteries

A pile of batteries.

• Ethical assessment of consumers: 38

This top battery brand has an average score for Conflict Minerals and an average score for Environmental Reporting. All Recyko brand batteries are manufactured with recycled content and all packaging is plastic free. These rechargeable batteries can be recharged up to 1,500 times.

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