Sustainability & Stewardship

Batteries play a vital role in a sustainable future, with responsible manufacturing, recycling, and material management at the core of the industry. Learn how lifecycle assessment and material stewardship initiatives support environmental responsibility and a circular economy.

Lifecycle AssessmentsLead batteries and lithium-iron phosphate batteries each have advantages. But they have different lifecycle sustainability profiles, especially during manufacturing. See how they compare.
Material StewardshipThe U.S. lead battery industry is part of a global effort to increase responsible battery production and recycling. The industry is committed to working with others to end informal battery recycling in low and middle income countries where the practice exists.
Venkat Srinivasan from the Argonne Collaborative Center

The lead acid battery ... is legendary. We can recycle 95+ percent of [these] batteries all across the world. It's a very safe chemistry, ... [and] we understand how to use it very, very well.

Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science