Battery recycling, industrial recycling, green sustainable company |
Feb 16 2011 |
We’re doing our part for a greener planet. If you have used batteries that need to be recycled, consider dropping them off at our battery recycling facility in Richmond, BC (link)
We’re glad to see that recycling is now part of most Canadians’ daily routine. People use blue boxes to sort stuff for recycling that used to all go into landfills and incinerators. It’s better for the environment, saving energy, resources and land.
Metalex has been recycling batteries for decades, long before the environmental movement ever caught on among the general population. It’s at the core of our business. And we’re proud of some of the battery recycling milestones we’ve reached this year alone:
For information on Canada's international engagement on this substance, see the Protocol to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) on Heavy Metals.
Lead smelting and battery recycling are business activities that are heavily regulated by environmental protection agencies across North America. This is a good thing.
Lead, plastic, acid and other substances that go through our processes can be harmful to people and the environment. That’s why we’re fully on board with strict compliance for these types of regulations.
According to the Environment Canada website, lead was one of the first substances to be added to the List of Toxic Substances (Schedule 1) of the original Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). As a country that recognizes the value of a healthy environment, the Government of Canada has implemented several regulations which address the main sources of lead exposure.
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