How do we recycle?
Once a spent lead battery is collected, we separate the battery types into motive power, car/commercial and sealed lead acid blocs. Approximately 85% of the lead is recyclable, and lead can be continuously reused without losing any future performance capacity.
When you recycle your used lead battery through BCR Services, you are contributing to the overall sustainability of the lead battery industry and reducing risk to the environment. This on-going recycling economy minimises waste, helps to protect our environment and ensures consistent supplies of lead to produce new batteries to keep supply chains and people moving forward.
Our process:
- Collect batteries
- Sort them
- Arrange for their appropriate recycling
- They are weighed via our own weigh bridge
- They are then packed to be moved onto the smelting plant
- Finally they are recycled into virgin lead ingots for the lead market
Why should you recycle?
Batteries contain a wide range of heavy metals and toxic chemicals. By recycling batteries, you stop waste from ending in your local landfills, you help reduce the risk of soil contamination and water pollution, expose corrosive acids, and support the cyclical recycling process that reduces the need for further raw materials.
Ineffective and unorganised recycling processes release considerable amounts of lead particles and fumes into the atmosphere, results in deposits onto soil, water bodies and other surfaces, with both environment and human health negative impacts. BCR Services are specialists in ensuring we deal with all lead acid batteries in the most effective way, collecting, handling and recycling all materials in line with health, safety and environmental requirements.