Lead Recycling in India—Imperative Need for Affirmative Actions

India’s lead reserves are ~2.2 million tons which is ~2.5% of the world reserves. At present, India’s total consumption of lead is ~1.2 million tons of which about 225,000 comes from primary lead, about 800,000 tons from the secondary lead industry, and the balance accounts for imports. An estimated 85% of lead in use today goes into batteries, mostly for automobiles. The current lead acid battery market size is estimated at US $10 Billion approximately and when the batteries run down, 99% of this lead is recycled to make new batteries, making it a perfect example of circular economy in India. This chapter presents the details of lead recycling in India.