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Disposal of old batteries is an environmental problem because they contain lead acid. An average car battery has 18-20 pounds of lead acid, a toxic substance that can cause serious health problems if not disposed of properly. These batteries make up almost 65 percent of the lead in the solid waste from cities and towns. (That's over 138,000 tons of lead!)
At the junkyard, Ken and David recycle any batteries that cannot be reused. Both the lead and the battery's plastic casing are recyclable. Ken and David remove old batteries, and delivers them to scrap lead dealers and battery manufacturers, who properly dispose of the acid and melt the lead and plastic down for reuse. |