What is the most recycled consumer product in the U.S.? It’s not newspapers, plastic bottles or aluminum cans. It’s lead batteries! With a robust domestic infrastructure in place, more than 130 million spent lead batteries are recycled annually. That’s worth celebrating on America Recycles Day!
On America Recycles Day, we’re proud to share that Lead Batteries have an amazing 99% recycling rate and new lead batteries are typically made of +80% recycled materials.
Read Essential Energy Every Day’s latest blog to learn about battery industry’s recycling, and how it leverages recycled materials to make new lead batteries.
