I had a bunch of batteries donated when I was looking for lead for casting bullets. Busting up batteries is a task, eliminating battery fluids and cases is another problem. Then when all is said and done, there is surprisingly little lead in a battery, mostly terminals and plate connectors. Your best bet is to send them to a scrap yard, and let them deal with recycling. For my bullet making, I use old lead wheel weights, and scraping up all the dribbles under the workbench at a radiator shop. New weights and radiators are less lead content, and don't lend to recycling for lead for casting. I got mine from tire shops and radiator shops before there was a market for lead, and recyclers were paying nothing for it. Shops were glad to have you take it off their hands. At my age, I probably have a lifetime supply. Lead mining is all but closed down, and there is a market for lead for recycling now.
My take is that an individual trying to recycle battery lead is a waste of time and energy. Sell them to a recycler, or scrap yard and let the experts deal with them. Seriously, improperly handled they are hazardous waste.
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