In the world produced millions of tons of lead products and there are thousands of technologies that use lead.
The largest consumers, using the molten lead in Belarus are Belarusian metallurgical plant in Zhodino and Gomel glass plant.
These companies spent tens of tons of lead melt, it provides sanitary and environmental standards for safe use. Great importance is the use of lead products in mechanical engineering. Today it is impossible to imagine a car without a battery and some kinds of bearing based on lead-acid technology.
And what to do with expired batteries, because these wastes contain lead? We asked the engineer for the protection of the environment, OOO "Belinvesttorg-Alloy" I. M. Morgunova.
— Irina, the raw materials from year to year more expensive, the more that our Republic is not rich. Therefore, the use of secondary raw materials is one of the urgent tasks of our industry. What is recycled in your plant?
— LLC "Belinvesttorg-Alloy" is the only enterprise in the Republic of Belarus, which carries out processing lead-containing wastes, primarily spent lead-acid batteries. As a result of the recycling of the wastes that could harm the environment, produce high-quality lead, vos-requirements in the automotive and medical industries, nuclear power.
— How secure is the enterprise for the environment?
— Our plant has environmentally safe technology for processing of lead-acid batteries, and its activity is completely subordinated to the Law of the Republic of Belarus of 20.07.2007, No. 271-Z "On waste management".
Continued in the issue for January 31.