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Why is Battery Waste Recycling a Need of the Hour

Governments around the world are dedicated to practising proactive measures to reduce illegal dumping of e-garbage via strategic waste management electronic waste measures. Gone are the days when the simple collection, transportation, and treatment of discarded garbage and waste products was enough to round up the safe tackling of e-waste.

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Why is Battery Waste Recycling a Need of the Hour

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  1. Why is Battery Waste Recycling a Need of the Hour? The growing demand for batteries is not unknown. From kid’s toys to high-end gadgets, batteries power a zillion devices. Unfortunately, this also implies that millions of batteries are trashed, mindlessly amping up the piling waste stream. Did you realise the harmful impacts of battery waste? The abundance of toxic and corrosive materials in batteries is detrimental to the environment and, eventually, to human health. Hence, it is no surprise that battery waste recycling is undoubtedly critical. Are you trying to figure out the adverse impacts of batteries on the environment? Little did you realise that tossing out batteries in the open plagues landfills. More importantly, the batteries decay with time and corrode. Further, the chemicals leach into the grounds contaminating the soil and surface water. Tarnishing the ecosystem in which thousands of aquatic plants and animals suffice is no good. It well-explains the introduction of battery waste rules in India. Lead-acid batteries or Lithium-ion batteries, batteries in general, are replete with hazardous materials, such as mercury, sulphuric acid, lead, nickel, alkaline, cadmium, and more. Disposing of these chemically-loaded batteries in open landfills is more dangerous than you imagine. The chemicals pollute not just the soil or groundwater but the air too. No wonder strategic battery waste recycling is expected to reduce the odds of environmental issues, such as global warming. From ingesting hazardous substances via water to inhaling impure and contaminated air, thoughtless battery waste is an alarming issue. The importance of battery recycling India is not underrated. Very few are aware that almost 60% of the components in a spent battery can be salvaged and re-used. This certainly lessens the surging waste. However, it also decreases excessive mining of non-

  2. renewable and natural raw materials. Bringing the importance of batteries recycling into the limelight is Karo Sambhav, a responsible organisation dedicated to making recycling an everyday part of life.

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