The Battery Council International (BCI) is a
trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. An industry tra ...
of manufacturers, recyclers, distributors, and retailers of original-equipment and after-market
automobile batteries and other
lead batteries
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, ...
. Founded in 1924, BCI has its headquarters in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, USA, and an office in Washington, D.C., USA.
It promotes the recycling of lead-acid batteries, and claims that 99% of all lead batteries are eventually recycled.
After
Ecology Center,
Environmental Defence
Environmental Defence (formerly known as the Canadian Environmental Defence Fund) is a Canadian environmental organization, founded in 1984. Its areas of education and research include toxic chemicals, urban sprawl, oil sands, global warming, wa ...
and the Clean Car Campaign published a report in 2003 which called for the elimination of lead-based car batteries, BCI issued a press release disputing the report's conclusions.
The trade association provides industry standards for testing, dimensions, and sizes of lead-acid batteries worth over $1 billion in the North American market each year. The trade association provides models for legislation to encourage the recycling and safe handling of automotive lead-acid battery products.
It also organizes regular conferences and meetings.
In August 2017, Battery Council International launche
Essential Energy Everyday a joint initiative with th
International Lead Associationto increase awareness about the importance of lead batteries as a key resource for sustainable, essential, reliable, and safe energy sources and storage.
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External links
Official WebsiteEssential Energy Everyday
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Trade associations based in the United States