Eagle Battery
3720 S Hoyt Avenue , Muncie, Indiana, United States

Environmental Responsibility is our business at Eagle Battery. From buying spent batteries to selling reconditioned batteries, we have a solution to fit your needs.

Eagle Battery was founded in 2002, with a vision that we could provide a service to both businesses and consumers whereby we collect and purchase used, or ‘spent’, lead acid batteries to be reprocessed for reconditioning and recycled in EPA compliant smelters. We saw a niche market that not only seemed to be a viable business, but also afforded us the opportunity to contribute to the protection of our environment, as well as the growth and improvement of our communities. Lead-acid battery disposal has become the most successful recycling program in the United States, due to the fact that 97% of lead-acid battery materials can be recycled or reconditioned for reuse. With this in mind, we created a business model that would allow us to collect spent lead-acid batteries from customers across the U.S. in just about any quantity, from single skids to full truck loads. Once we receive the used batteries, they are put through a reprocessing procedure that determines which batteries can be reconditioned to re-sell and which batteries need to be sent to an approved smelter facility where nearly every part of the battery can be recycled; allowing the recycled materials to be re-entered into the manufacturing of new batteries.

The process by which lead-acid batteries are collected and recycled is heavily regulated by two major government agencies: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). The EPA has strict regulations regarding the proper disposal of lead-acid batteries, which our company devoutly adheres to. Eagle Battery, upon request, can provide any and all necessary documentation to confirm that its business practices remain in compliance with these state and federal regulations. We also follow the rules and regulations set by the DOT regarding the shipping and transporting of the batteries to be recycled and educate every customer of the proper method for packing spent batteries to be collected.

• Lead-acid batteries require a specific method of disposal to remain in compliance with EPA regulations. At Eagle Battery, we will buy those spent batteries from you and assure that your spent batteries are disposed of properly.
• It is our goal to take a used or spent battery and make it perform and look as close to new as possible! By purchasing spent batteries and turning them into reconditioned batteries, we are able to keep costs low while protecting our environment.
• When purchasing lead acid batteries, Eagle Battery provides high quality reconditioned batteries at great prices. All reconditioned batteries have been thoroughly tested to guarantee each battery is at maximum performance.

Reconditioning Division
Eagle Battery is one of the country’s largest sellers of reconditioned lead acid batteries, selling skid quantities to truck loads throughout North America, Mexico and the Caribbean. Each battery goes through a series of tests before being entered into the reconditioning process, including testing its charge multiple times and cleaning the battery, among other tests required to meet Eagle Battery’s standards. Anything that cannot be reconditioned is shipped to a smelter for recycling; and the reconditioning process takes up to one week to complete. When purchasing batteries from Eagle Battery, customers have the option of having the batteries shipped with the Eagle Battery brand label or unlabeled, and all batteries are warrantied.
Eagle Battery is operated by General Manager, John Carter, who has been in the battery business since 1964 when he started working for Delco Battery, a division of Delco Remy. John graduated from General Motors with an Engineering Degree in 1969. From 1969 to 1982, John held a variety of management and marketing positions while working for Delco Remy. In 1982, John joined Electro Battery, a large battery specialist in the Midwest, and was responsible for operations in Indiana and Chicago. In 1996, John began working for Eagle Battery, as General Manager of Sales and Operations and has successfully increased revenue each year.

How It Works

Disposal of Lead Acid batteries requires federally regulated procedures to be strictly followed. Eagle Battery has created this battery purchasing service to provide an environmentally responsible method for its customers to dispose of spent lead acid batteries. Eagle Battery calls on customers throughout the United States in an attempt to locate businesses and individuals with spent lead acid batteries which need to be collected and processed.

• The Battery Reprocessing begins by contacting us at Eagle Battery to discuss your location and the scope of the sale, including the quantity of lead acid batteries to be arranged for pick up. Once the necessary information has been gathered, our Purchasing Agent will provide you with a quote for purchasing your batteries.
• Once the quote has been approved and the purchase price agreed upon, each customer is provided with a dedicated Logistics Team Member who schedules the pickup of the spent lead acid batteries. There are proper and improper methods for packing the lead acid batteries for shipping.
• The lead acid batteries are picked up in a DOT approved fashion and delivered to compliant smelters across the nation, to satisfy its customer’s environmental needs. The Logistics Team Member will track the shipment through the entire process. 
• Once the dedicated Logistics Team Member is notified that the shipment has been received successfully, Eagle Battery will issue payment to the customer. Due to the rapid growth and success of this environmental protection service, Eagle Battery has experienced tremendous financial stability that provides us the opportunity to guarantee rapid payment to every customer once the batteries are received at the specified reprocessing location.

Green Living

The process of recycling spent (or dead) lead acid batteries begins by breaking apart the batteries so that the lead, plastic and acid can be separated. Once separated, the lead is then melted and poured into containers for storage then delivered to battery manufacturing plants to be used in making new batteries. After the lead is processed, the plastic is chipped, washed and taken to a plastics material handling plant to be melted for reuse in the making of battery cases and parts to be used to manufacture new lead acid batteries. Lastly, the acid, on a limited basis, can be reused. If the acid is unable to be reused, it is neutralized and discharged in an EPA compliant fashion.