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Battery Recyclers Tout Success

6/21/2005

BCI says recycling rate far surpasses any other commodity.


 

The Battery Council International released a report claiming that more than 99 percent of the used lead-acid batteries have been recycled from 1999-2003.

"This high recycling rate for battery lead is the result of a successful collaboration among members of the battery industry, retailers and consumers," said Randy Hart, president of BCI. "It proves that a workable infrastructure helps boost consumers' participation in recycling."

 

"The lead-acid battery recycling structure has been proven to be efficient and highly successful, and no other battery chemistry comes near the recycling rate of lead-acid batteries," said Hart. The recycling rate of battery lead has also consistently ranked higher than other recyclable commodities. 

 

The BCI 1999-2003 National Recycling Rate Study and historical lead recycling data are available at http://www.batterycouncil.org.