The growing consumer attraction to going green is producing businesses
that focus on green services, such as a battery recycling business.
Since Americans alone use millions of electronics each year that require
batteries, millions of batteries wind up in landfills around the
country. The acid in these batteries and the materials that compose them
are not biodegradable, and can contaminate the soil and other areas of
the environment. When you start a battery recycling business, you are
not only starting a business that can make you money, but one which may
also help to make the world a better place to live.
Essence of Recycling
Recycling
batteries prevents hazardous materials from finding their way into
landfills and polluting the environment. Batteries commonly contain
materials that are harmful or even fatal when ingested. Batteries can
either be refurbished for reuse or processed to extract their components
as raw materials for use in manufacture of other products.
Business Setup
You
can establish a business that either recycles batteries or collects and
sells recyclable batteries to other companies. Either way you need to
determine the niche of batteries you want to process; the decision needs
to be by availability and rate of return. You need a warehouse where
you can store the batteries before they are either processed or shipped.
To recycle the batteries yourself, you need a significant amount of
capital to buy the necessary equipment and put disposal procedures in
place to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
Lead-Acid Batteries
Vehicle
batteries are most often the lead-acid type; since each unit comprises
reusable lead, they are suitable for recycling. You may find several
metal recycling facilities that process these batteries in your state
already. As a small business you can make money either by collecting and
supplying these companies with used lead-acid batteries or by
implementing the recycling technology at your premises, as long as you
adhere to stringent EPA guidelines.
Mobile Phone Batteries
Lithium
Ion (Li-Ion) batteries are the type found most often in current cell
phones. You can make money recycling phone batteries by collecting them
from discarded phones, then using a battery analyzer to determine their
state of health. You may find functional battery packs and battery packs
that can be restored with a simple service. The serviceable batteries
can be sold to cellular phone companies for restoration. Batteries that
cannot be restored can be sold to a recycling company for recovery of
steel and zinc.
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