Toys ‘R’ Us Drops Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
18 Feb 2008
TOYS ‘R’ US Inc. said it will begin phasing out nickel-cadmium batteries, the making of which has caused widespread environmental contamination in China and poisoned hundreds of factory workers.
The announcement is part of a wave of safety initiatives aimed at winnowing out toxins from toys sold in the company’s more [...]