As for the batteries, I have 4 remotes with 4 batteries each. Multiply that by the number of Dish customers (11,000,000?) and you a lot of batteries that need to be replaced and that add to landfill waste. Did you know Americans throw away 86,000,000 pounds of food a day?
WOW...I should stop using all my 10 remotes and walk to TV/DVR/DVD/VCR and manually do all things to save the planet