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India’s Push for Lead-Acid Battery Recycling: New Rules and Targets

From automobiles to the IT revolution, lead-acid batteries have become an integral part of our daily lives. To tackle the rising challenge of managing end-of-life batteries, the Indian government has introduced regulations to close the loop. L. Pugazhenthy, Past President of the Indian Institute of Metals & Executive Director of the India Lead Zinc Development Association, examines the evolution of these regulations and the new recycling targets.


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March 12 2025
 
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India’s Push for Lead-Acid Battery Recycling: New Rules and Targets

India’s lead industry has come a long way since the 60’s. Over the years, lead batteries have become such an integral part of our lives that their numbers today are simply mind-boggling. As a result, the availability of used lead batteries for recycling have grown significantly. This is certainly positive, given the critical need for sustainable development. At the same time, recycling used lead batteries comes with numerous challenges and opportunities. In the 1960s and 1970s, lead batteries were used in forklifts and miner’s lamps, with limited automobile production. The launch of Maruti-Suzuki’s compact....

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