Car, UPS, Inverter, Lead acide, Sealed batteries contain materials that can be hazardous to the environment and our health.
By recycling them at authorised centres, we can help prevent their harmful materials
from polluting the soil and water supplies (and the air, during the recycling process).
Most car batteries are lead-acid batteries, which contain around 11kg of lead and 5-6kg of diluted sulphuric acid,
and 2-3kg of various alloying components.
As lead and sulphuric acid are both hazardous materials,
this means around 90% of a car battery is potentially harmful.
If your car battery is not recycled properly, its lead and acid can leak and pollute the soil and enter the water supply.
The toxic lead can then be ingested by humans and animals and cause a variety of health problems
affecting the “brain and nervous system, kidneys, blood, and the reproductive systems of both sexes”
Children, including unborn babies, are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning, even in small amounts, as are animals.
Of course, there is also the issue of waste and cost.
By recycling car batteries, manufacturers can reduce the demand for raw and manufactured materials
and the energy required to process them. They can also reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfill sites.