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....
