 | Midtronics Eco | | Introducing the Me initiative, Midtronics Eco. Through this initiative, you can make a difference by keeping good batteries in use until the end of their useful service life. To do this, make sure to service your battery regularly, keep its terminals and connections clean, and to replace it only when battery testing equipment indicates to do so.
Patented Midtronics Conductance Technology is the required testing methodology for battery warranty decisions at most automotive dealerships worldwide. Midtronics analyzers and chargers are recognized as the international standard for determining battery condition and controlling battery charging. |
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An Essential 19th Century Invention In A 21st Century World |  Unseen and usually ignored unless there’s a problem, lead-acid batteries are an essential part of our 21st Century everyday lives. Practically every vehicle in the world using an internal combustion engine won’t move an inch until a lead-acid battery gets everything started. Their affordable cost, large power to weight ratios and the ability to provide the surge current necessary to start an engine is what makes a lead-acid battery the best choice for the job. Deep-cycle, industrial, and sealed lead-acid batteries also proliferate our lives performing numerous but essential tasks.
But what happens to a lead-acid battery when it is no longer needed? Regardless of how much of a charge the battery has left, it will usually end up at a battery recycler. The battery industry has been recycling used product since the 1920's. Battery recycling is one of the most successful recycling programs in the world, with over 97% of all battery lead being recycled between 1999 and 2003 according to BCI. Plastic and other battery elements are also reclaimed and reused. |
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| Good Batteries Don't Belong At The Recycler | |
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| However, not every battery gets recycled. It is estimated that every year more than 40,000 metric tons of lead from batteries are lost to landfills worldwide. With each battery containing approximately 21 pounds of lead per battery, that’s almost 4 million batteries ending up in landfills every year. Those batteries that do get recycled can still have a negative effect on our ecosystem. Significant amounts of industrial pollutants and toxic, carbon-based fuel emissions are needlessly introduced into the ecosystem every year through the collection, transportation, and recycling of good, relatively new, lead-acid batteries returned on warranty claims.
The best way to minimize the environmental impact of lead-acid batteries is keep the good ones in service and out of the battery recycler or toxic landfill. |
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