17 lead-acid battery recycling companies in the United States
We list 17 lead-acid battery recyclers in the United States. Of these, 11 pick up from your site and 7 shred or process batteries themselves. Each profile shows what the recycler accepts and the permits on file.
17 recyclers take lead-acid batteries in the United States · 11 pick up from your site
Battery Recycling Inc
Ohio, United States
Ohio company that dismantles scrap industrial lead-acid batteries and ships the plates to lead smelters.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Cirba Solutions
Ohio, United States
Cross-chemistry battery recycler that shreds lithium-ion batteries into black mass at its Lancaster, Ohio plant.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+4 more: Li primary, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Cleanlites Recycling
Ohio, United States
Lamp, e-waste and universal waste recycler that accepts batteries at recycling centers in Ohio and Michigan.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+4 more: Li primary, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
East Penn Manufacturing
Pennsylvania, United States
Battery maker with an EPA-permitted lead smelter that recycles spent lead batteries in Lyon Station, Pennsylvania.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Ecobat
United Kingdom
Global battery recycler processing lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries since 1938
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
Element Resources
Missouri, United States
Secondary lead smelter recycling lead-acid batteries at plants in Forest City, Missouri and Muncie, Indiana.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
ERI
Indiana, United States
Electronics recycler and ITAD provider with an in-house alkaline battery recycling plant in Plainfield, Indiana.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+2 more: Li primary, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
EverLights
Illinois, United States
Chicago-area lighting distributor and recycler that collects and consolidates batteries at its Elk Grove Village site.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+4 more: Li primary, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Gopher Resource
Minnesota, United States
Lead-acid battery recycler and secondary lead smelter with plants in Eagan, Minnesota and Tampa, Florida.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Interco
Illinois, United States
Nonferrous metals and e-scrap recycler that dismantles and processes lithium-ion EV batteries in Madison, Illinois.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+3 more: NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
KBI Recycling
California, United States
Anaheim, California battery recycler that breaks lead-acid batteries and dismantles NiMH packs at a permitted TSDF.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+4 more: Li primary, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 20K–50K t/yr
Lighting Resources
Indiana, United States
Lamp and universal waste recycler that receives batteries at its US sites and sorts them by technology for recycling.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+4 more: Li primary, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
My Battery Recyclers
New York, United States
Brooklyn, New York collector that consolidates batteries and e-waste for US smelters and recyclers.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ionLi primary
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Sanders Lead Company
Alabama, United States
Secondary lead smelter in Troy, Alabama that recycles lead-acid batteries.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
The Doe Run Company
Missouri, United States
Lead producer whose Boss, Missouri secondary smelter recycles lead-acid batteries and other lead-bearing scrap.
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Universal Recycling Technologies
Wisconsin, United States
E-waste and lamp recycler that sorts batteries by type, drums and stores them at three US sites before recycling.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+3 more: NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
Veolia North America
Wisconsin, United States
Collects and sorts batteries by chemistry at permitted US sites, including former Clean Earth sites.
- Accepts
- Lead-acidLi-ion+4 more: Li primary, NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- Not published
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