Under the leadership of Alonzo G. Decker, Jr., Black & Decker brought the world's first cordless electric drill to market in 1961. This drill led to the wide range of portable cordless power tools available today for professional and do-it-yourself applications. Powered by nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) rechargeable batteries, cordless tools offer superior performance while providing convenience, freedom from the constraints of an electric cord, and safety. Ni-Cd batteries, which are uniquely suited for use in cordless tools, provide the required power, robustness, and long life at a cost-effective price. In addition, they can be recharged hundreds of times and can be completely recycled at the end of their useful life. If it's rechargeable, it's recyclable! Black & Decker and DEWALT are charter members in a voluntary, industry-funded effort to collect and recycle used power tool batteries. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a non-profit organization, has implemented rechargeable battery collection programs with more than 30 national retailers, and we participate at our retail, service, and distribution locations across the United States and Canada. The industry collected more than 3.5 million pounds of Ni-Cd batteries in 2001. We are teaming up with RBRC to enroll more of our retail customers in the program and are assisting with in-store set-ups, retailer and customer education, and the monitoring of the program's success.      Black & Decker is also a founding member of CollectNiCad, based in Europe. Like the RBRC in the United States, CollectNiCad is an organization of companies that manufacture batteries or use Ni-Cd and other rechargeable batteries in their products. The goal of CollectNiCad is to promote battery recy- cling by assisting European Union countries in developing battery collection systems, so that users of battery-powered tools will have a convenient way to ensure that their used batteries are collected and the materials recycled.      "Recycle Me" stickers on all of our power tool batteries remind users to take spent batteries to authorized                                    collection points. We also promote the collection of rechargeable batteries on job                                     sites and at DEWALT-sponsored events in the United States, such as NASCAR races.                                              Black & Decker and DEWALT are committed to improving our environment.                                          For more information, visit our corporate Web site at www.bdk.com, or visit                                          RBRC at www.rbrc.org, or call 1-800-8BATTERY. <<< PREVIOUS PAGE | HOME | NEXT PAGE >>>