Recycling lead can eliminate the carbon footprint that results from mining. It takes less energy to recycle than to extract it from the earth. Recycling also means lower costs in acquiring the metal, resulting in lower costs for consumers. Sending it to the landfill can create toxic exposure, which can lead to an array of health issues.

1. Recycling lead can eliminate the carbon footprint that results
from mining. It takes less energy to recycle than to extract it
from the earth. Recycling also means lower costs in acquiring
the metal, resulting in lower costs for consumers. Sending it to
the landfill can create toxic exposure, which can lead to an
array of health issues.
Lead has been used for nearly 5,000 years for everything from
water pipes to the batteries that run your vehicle. In fact,
batteries make up about 80% of the consumption nowadays.
With nearly 100 million car batteries made with lead annually
in the United States alone, the need for recycling is imperative.

2. The good news is that a substantial amount of those lead based batteries do make it
to the recycling centers. Unfortunately, many still make it to the landfill, which is
detrimental for many reasons. Even at a low percentage not reused, this translates
into millions being wasted and affecting our lives in an array of negative ways.
The first of these is the impact on the environment. Sending lead to the trash can
have a substantial impact on one’s carbon footprint. Recycling the material can
result in less of a draw from ore reserves and can create less of an invasive eco-
print than mining for new metal, which means reusing it can result in greater
conservation of the earth’s resources. It also reduces the byproducts and waste
created from the extraction process.
Cost is another huge benefit of recycling. There is a good chance you will be back
in the market for a lead based product, most likely being a battery for your car or
other item. It takes a quarter of the effort and energy to get lead back into usable
condition than it takes to produce brand new materials. This cuts down on the lead
producing company’s bottom line, which translates to a lower cost to the consumer.

3. Once lead ends up the trash, the chances of making its way back into
our lives in an invasive manner increases. It is not being broken
down in a controlled manner, which can result in biochemical
reactions and the displacement of other metals in the molecules
around us. Lead poisoning can result in the ineffective regulating of
blood pressure, developmental delays in exposed babies and
children, increased chance of anemia, and reduced sperm
production, resulting in fertility issues. On-going exposure can
diminish a person’s mental faculties and memory.
Recycling lead can be beneficial to the earth, your health and your
pocketbook.
For more information on recycling batteries in Carlsbad, take a look
at this website www.batteryworldsd.com/recycling