What is the collection infrastructure for plastic waste from car batteries?
In the United States, the collection infrastructure for end-of-life car batteries is such that over 95% of used automotive batteries are recycled for their lead, sulfuric acid, and polypropylene content. Since the recycling of lead is highly regulated, only three companies do approximately 90% of the car battery recycling. These are KW Plastics, Exide Corporation, and Resource Plastics. The polypropylene from end-of-life batteries (over 100 million pounds/yr) finds many markets, including automotive. The cost of recycling car batteries is partly covered by advanced disposal fees and/or take back fees. This is acceptable in order to ensure that the lead is properly managed, but it does help to “subsidize” the cost of the PP recycling. Q: What is the collection infrastructure for end-of-life plastic car bumpers? A: There is little infrastructure in place at the present time in the North America for the commercial recycling of plastics from end-of-life vehicle (ELV) car bumpers. The recyc
