Leading battery brand Motolite has partnered with the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) to help ensure used lead acid batteries (ULAB) are being disposed of and recycled properly under the “Balik Baterya” program.
Motolite and FPI signed on April 19, 2023, a memorandum of agreement to work together in the promotion and implementation of the Balik Baterya program to assist in clean up drive and recycling of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs).
“The program aims to rid the environment of hazardous chemicals from the batteries and put to good use all recyclable materials like lead, plastic and electrolyte to create another battery with 99 to 100 percent efficiency,” said Oriental & Motolite Marketing Corporation (OMMC) marketing head Alexander M. Osias.
Under the agreement, FPI will promote the Balik Baterya program to its members and other interested organizations, as well as sell the collected ULABs from its members and partner-organizations to OMMC for recycling based on the prevailing market buying price.
“We are, thus, calling on all our members and partner-organizations to support us in this advocacy by making sure their old batteries are going to a reputable recycler like EERI (Evergreen Environmental Resources, Inc.). This, in itself, is already a good way to show we truly care for the environment,” said FPI president Jesus Arranza.
He added that Motolite and FPI, through the Balik Baterya partnership, seek to ensure used car batteries are not ending up in landfills or rivers and creeks, particularly since ULABs are considered hazardous wastes.
Motolite will collect, handle, store, transport, and recycle the ULABs through EERI accredited recycler, Evergreen Environmental Resources Inc. (EERI).