The Power of Recycling
A new lead battery will typically contain over 80% recycled material.1 When that battery is spent, the reuse cycle will continue again and again. This closed loop is a sustainability success story that demonstrates the power of recycling.
Making a Difference
North American battery recyclers like Gopher Resource keep 160 million tons of lead batteries out of landfills annually.2
Our Advanced Recycling Process
Follow the transformation of a spent auto battery into reuseable materials for new products.
- Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Assessment of Lead Battery and Architectural Sheet Production
- National Recycling Rate Study, Battery Council International, 2023
Who Knew?
Lead batteries are the quiet workhorses of life.
Explore the city to see where batteries are powering our communities and daily lives.
Click each icon below to see the many uses and amounts of lead batteries we rely on for safety, protection, convenience and connectivity.
Getting us to the important people and places in our lives.
More than one billion vehicles rely on lead batteries to start their engines and power their electronics. So do hybrid cars, e-bikes and wheelchairs.
Supporting the infrastructure that supplies our products.
Lead batteries provide consistent, reliable power to semitrucks and busses, as well as forklifts and other machinery.
Powering our exploration and experiences.
On the water and land, lead batteries start engines and help people navigate recreation vehicles like boats, four-wheelers and golf carts.
24/7 energy for our power, protection and conveniences.
Lead batteries store energy from wind turbines and solar panels so that power is available, despite wind and weather fluctuations.
Keeping us connected, always.
Telephone companies around the world use lead batteries for critical back-up power during outages.
Delivering us – and products – efficiently.
Lead batteries propel essential transportation sources like electric battery-powered trains.
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Now THAT’S the Power of Recycling!
An impressive 99% of all lead batteries in North America are recycled and repurposed for new batteries.1
- Environmental Protection Agency