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Power Pro Battery
is
partnered with Exide and shares a common
commitment to the Environment |
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Battery Recycling
and the Environment |
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Recycling
is a big part of the beneficial use and responsible
handling
of lead and products made from it. Exide Technologies
invests in battery recycling because it's good for
business
and for the environment.
Today, Exide Technologies recycles approximately 50
million
batteries per year, making it one of the largest
secondary
lead smelters in the world. Exide also is a significant
recycler of plastic, capturing the plastic from spent
batteries and using it in the production of cases and
covers
for new batteries. Recycling not only protects the
environment, but also saves energy and money on raw
materials.
In the recycling process, spent—
or
dead—batteries are
broken
apart,
and the lead, plastic and acid are separated. The lead
is
melted, poured into ingots and delivered to battery
plants
to be used in new batteries. The plastic is chipped,
washed
and delivered to a plastics plant, where it is melted and
made into new battery cases and other parts.
The sulfuric acid can be reused on a limited basis or
alternatively is neutralized and discharged.
Exide Technologies has a total of 11 recycling
facilities;
six in the U.S., four in Europe and one in New Zealand.
All
of them make Exide one of the few companies in the
stored
electrical energy industry with the capability to provide
Total Battery Management [TBM] in its own facilities.
With TBM, there is no "womb to tomb" for
lead-acid
batteries, as there is for consumer products like
computers
and other products that aren't recycled. Instead, Exide
continuously cycles lead and plastic through the life
—and
afterlife—of batteries. The
TBM
infrastructure, consisting of battery manufacturing plants
and recycling facilities combined with a sophisticated
distribution network for new and spent batteries, allows
Exide to manage the life cycle of its products before
and
after their service lives. Not many other industries are
as
proficient.
TBM produces benefits for customers, for Exide and for
the
environment. It frees customers from the regulatory
burdens
of handling lead and assures them of a continuous
supply of
batteries made from superior quality materials. It allows
Exide Technologies to better manage its inventories
for
increased productivity at manufacturing sites. Finally, it
keeps recyclable materials in the manufacturing
stream
instead of piling up in landfills. All of these benefits
help Exide link directly to its mission to be respected
worldwide as the leader in stored energy solutions and
innovative technologies. |
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