90 per cent of lead batteries reach informal sector, triggering pollution: study | India News, The Indian Express

90 per cent of lead batteries reach informal sector, triggering pollution: study | India News, The Indian Express

Written by Esha Roy |New Delhi |Updated: August 22, 2019 4:24:56 am

90 per cent of lead batteries reach informal sector, triggering pollution: study

The study — “Loaded Batteries: Mapping the toxic waste trail” — released on Tuesday was conducted across Rajasthan, Delhi, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.

Jharkhand and Rajasthan are badly affected with most LABs reaching small unmonitored ‘bhattis’.

A study by environmental think tank Toxic Links has found that 90 per cent of lead acid batteries (LABs) reach the informal recycling sector where they are recycled crudely and without any regulation, releasing toxins into the air, water and soil.