One environmental hazard that businesses are especially negligent toward is the industrial battery. Lead, cadmium, dilute sulfuric acid, and alkaline electrolytes are all toxic materials found in industrial batteries and can cause great damage to the environment if the used battery is tossed casually into the trash. Proper disposal is key to reducing their impact on the planet.

Businesses and organizations are held responsible by law to take care of the waste they generate. Once a battery has ceased operation, it is not enough to throw it to the side. In fact, it is illegal. Used industrial batteries must be transported to the proper disposal facilities. Some of the materials found in the battery are highly toxic and are therefore considered industrial waste by law.

Most businesses do not have the adequate, or even any, processing facilities for dealing with industrial waste, and they must therefore subcontract the processing of these batteries to a professional processor. After they are finished with, industrial batteries should be collected and transported to an industrial waste processing plant that has the facilities to dispose of them in a manner that causes minimal damage to the environment.

Here are the requirements by law in handling industrial batteries:

- You must designate a person to be responsible for industrial waste that requires special handling.

- A specialist subcontractor must be hired to transport used batteries to a processing facility.

- Accurate records must be maintained regarding the number of batteries purchased and used. This data must be provided to the subcontractor.

Performing these duties is not an option. It is a legal requirement. Large fines are handed down to companies found non-compliant with the legal mandates enforced by the nation. Additionally, fines are not the only financial hardship a business faces if they choose to break the law. Imagine the public relations headache such a company would face. In a world in which it is more important than ever to go green, potential customers and businesses tend to shy away from a business that appears as if they do not care about the environment.

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