DC Batteries believe all used car batteries should be recycled whenever possible. We will take any of your used car batteries off your hands and will give them to our recycling company where they will be broken down and the materials reused. Call us on 01495 270799 or 07545072617 for more advice on recycling your car battery.
Environmental Benefits Of Recycling Car Batteries.
Lead-acid car batteries are the environmental success story of our time. More than 97 percent of all car battery lead is recycled. Compared to 55% of aluminum soft drink and beer cans, 45% of newspapers, 26% of glass bottles and 26% of tires, lead-acid car batteries top the list of the most highly recycled consumer product. The lead-acid car battery gains its environmental edge from its closed-loop life cycle. The typical new lead-acid car battery contains 60 to 80 percent recycled lead and plastic. When a spent car battery is collected, it is sent to a permitted recycler where, under strict environmental regulations, the lead and plastic are reclaimed and sent to a new car battery manufacturer. The recycling cycle goes on indefinitely. That means the lead and plastic in the lead-acid car battery in your car has been - and will continue to be recycled many, many times. This makes lead-acid car battery disposal extremely successful from both environmental and cost perspectives.