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Updated 05:35:25 UST, 09 Jan 2012

South Indian state of Tamilnadu to regulate battery recycling

CHENNAI (Scrap Monster): The South Indian state of Tamilnadu is moving quickly ahead to curb unauthorised recycling of battery produts that poses a a major health hazard to people.

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will regulatre manufacturing and handling of batter products in the State, Times of India reported.

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SGCC, BYD launches world's largest battery energy storage station

BYD and the State Grid Corporation of China have finished construction on what may be the world's largest battery energy storage station in Zhangbei, Hebei Province.
Zentric to acquire Indonesian lead ore mine management firm

Zentric, Inc. ZNTR +70.00% (otcqb:ZNTR) William Tien, President of Zentric, Inc. has announced that Zentric (HK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zentric, Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a 90% of CV. SEMBILAN BANGUN LAKSANA, a mine management company in Indonesia.
Photo Summit wins Recycler Award

The City of Summit Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) presented the Photo Summit with its Recycler of the Month award, recognizing the business for its battery-recycling program as well as its other efforts to increase recycling.
Supac develops innovative battery power testing, recycling device

A Merthyr-based company has struck a supply deal with Lakeland stores across the UK for its innovative battery power testing and recycling device.
65 mn automotive batteries recycled in 2010, equals 1.5 bn lb of lead

A car battery can lead a long and productive life, but sooner or later, this important part of the vehicle's starting and charging system will need to be replaced. When the time comes to say goodbye to your car battery, rest assured that it's being recycled by 98 percent of automotive aftermarket companies, including auto repair shops, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and jobbers, according to a study by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA).
Americans want car batteries to be recycled in US itself

Domestic recycling of batteries would protect jobs and communities while sendig the batteries to foreign facilities has the potential to cause environmental catastrophe.
China battery plant may not have caused lead contamination

An independent investigation, conducted by the Lead-acid Battery Sub-Commission of the China Electric Equipment Industry Association, has indicated that Johnson Controls could not be the cause of the elevated blood-lead levels that have been found in some children in the Kangqiao area, Pudong, Shanghai.
California pilot recycling proram collects 1,784 pounds of household batteries

Of San Gabriel Valley residents surveyed, 59 percent were unaware that disposing batteries in the trash violates state law, and 56 percent indicated that although they know the law they still put batteries in the trash.
Canadian battery recycling at low levels on lack of awareness

The Angus Reid poll shows that Canadians' behaviours surrounding battery recycling is largely motivated by a lack of awareness. With thousands of battery recycling depots across the country, 76 per cent of survey respondents indicated that they were not aware of any programs in local stores
Cambridge team develops advanced battery recycling technology

A few researchers at the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge have developed a unique method for recycling lead acid batteries which has the potential to transform the whole battery recycling industry
Umicore opens battery recycling facility in Belgium

Umicore, materials technology group has inaugurated its new recycling facility for rechargeable batteries at Hoboken in Belgium
High levels of lead poisoning found in developing countries

Children living near lead battery manufacturing and recycling facilities in developing countries had approximately 13 times more lead in their blood than American children

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