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California startup SaveME launches battery recycling kiosks

May 28, 2013

Rechargeable battery swapping kiosks are gaining momentum on the West Coast. Earlier this year the BETTERY kiosks deployed at Whole Foods grocery stores in Washington and Oregon, and according to an article on utsandiego.com, the SaveME kiosk is building a footprint in California.

With SaveME Batteries, consumers pay $3 for a set of four batteries, plus a $1 refundable deposit the first time they use the kiosk. The system can replace AA and AAA batteries, with future plans to incorporate C and D batteries, the article reported.

The startup has a model kiosk set up at a gas station in Carlsbad, Calif., and similar to BETTERY, is working with organic grocery store chains like Whole Foods to put the kiosks outside its stores. By year-end, the company expects to have 20 locations, the article reported.

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