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.