The New Policies and Regulations Leading to the Improvements in the Used Lead Acid Battery Recovery Industry
Used lead-acid battery (ULAB) is considered as a hazardous solid waste. In China more than 1 million tonnes of ULAB is generated a year, mainly collected by small unorganized traders and peddlers. Such unorganized collection has resulted in more than 100,000 tonnes per year of lead containing acid being rampantly discharged from ULAB. There is an urgent need to review and set up a proper ULAB collection system in China to address this problem. Presently approximately 500,000 tonnes of secondary lead is produced mainly from ULAB recovery in China. As the general industry practices and technology have not reached international standards, much of the ULAB recovery processes are still in the very rudimentary state, creating much environmental problems. To deal with these problems, the Chinese government has recently introduced a series of new policies, including Standards for Companies operating in the Lead Zinc Industry. These policies set strict standards and detailed requirements for monitoring systems to ensure that the companies in the lead zinc recovery industry improve operating practices. With these new policies, new projects or upgraded projects that do not meet the standards will be dealt with strictly. A better future in lead recovery industry awaits China.
Ma Yonggang
Jiangsu SembCorp Chunxing Alloy (Group) Pte Ltd
国际会议
北京
英文
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2007-08-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）