sentences:  A November 2011 "The New York Times" article reported that batteries collected in the United States are increasingly being transported to Mexico for recycling as a result of a widening gap between the strictness of environmental and labor regulations between the two countries.In 2015, Energizer announced availability of disposable AAA and AA alkaline batteries made with 3.8% to 4% (by weight) of recycled batteries, branded as EcoAdvanced.Japan does not have a single national battery recycling law, so the advice given is to follow local and regional statutes and codes in disposing batteries.