What are the steps to recycle batteries with solid pallet box?

Jul 29, 2019

Battery recycling is a recycling activity that aims to reduce the number of batteries being disposed as municipal solid waste. Batteries contain a number of heavy metals and toxic chemicals and disposing them by the same process as regular trash has raised concerns over soil contamination and water pollution.


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Their is process for recycling a batteries which are as follows:



Collection: Batteries are collected from the disposal and waste collection points and taken to the recycling facility.


Crushing: On reaching the recycling facility, the battery is broken apart in a hammer mill (machine that crushes the battery into small pieces).


Sorting: The broken pieces are taken through a vat, where heavy metals and lead are separated from the plastic.


Sieving: Polypropylene pieces are scooped out and the liquids sieved to only leave the lead and heavy metals. The Polypropylene pieces are washed then ferried downstream to manufacture new battery casings.


Hydro-metallurgical and Pyro-metallurgical processes: This is the processes used for extracting valuable metals and minerals from their ores. It is the final processes are used in battery recycling to extract lead and other heavy metals from the battery residue after the fourth step.


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