Battery Recycling & Field Removal Services

BMI WIELDS A 20+ YEAR HISTORY AS AN INDUSTRY-LEADING SCRAP ELECTRONICS RECYCLING FIRM, AND AN ESTABLISHED RECORD OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FULLY COMPLIANT SITE-LEVEL BATTERY REMOVAL, TRANSPORT, & DOMESTIC DISPOSITION OPERATIONS. SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE, ACCREDITATION, AND PROVEN PROJECT SUCCESS CHARACTERIZE ALL BMI DC POWER RETIREMENT ACTIVITY.

BMI delivers substantial experience in the management of all types of telecom site and telecom application battery chemistries, and has a large working familiarity with the laws, regulations, processes, and requirements associated with the handling and processing of batteries.

Major Services:

Scrap Battery Handling & Recycling – All Chemistries:

BMI retains substantial capability and expertise around the core service of receiving, recycling, and properly documenting spent / scrap batteries from all sources and applications. Key competencies include:

  • SMART REFINING: Processing and recovery methods, specifically tuned to unique individual chemistry handling requirements, treatment considerations, and informed direction to optimized destinations for smelting in order to best recover and redirect core reusable elements back into the manufacturing chain.
  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Mitigation of the costs resulting from complex removal and processing activities by maximizing value capture from reclaimed metals, offsetting expense while maintaining the highest levels of compliance and environmental stewardship.
  • FULL DOCUMENTATION: Meticulous, whole-process documentation and record-keeping to chronicle all BMI handling and recycling methodologies, with strict regulatory observance in effect for all source tracking, intake, storage, document retention, and downstream visibility.
  • EH&S GOVERNANCE: Significant legal, regulatory, and industry accreditation surrounding all BMI recycling and processing activity. The following standards, statutes, and certifications are all observed in the course of maintaining 100% compliance in all handling and disposition oversight:

                       * U.S. DOT regulations

                       * OSHAS 18001 certification

                       * EPA & DTSC accreditations

                       * Golden Gate certification

                       * Quarterly Comprehensive EMS Reporting

                       * Safety Training

                       * Hazardous Materials and Landfill Avoidance Reports

                       * Insurance Policy Coverage: CGL, Umbrella, Pollution Liability

Telecom Site Battery (SLA) Removal, Transport, and Disposition:

BMI has amassed considerable proven experience and long-standing relationships to support all scopes of telecom site-related battery removals. Expert competencies span site-level preparation and packing, tracking, secure transport, and compliant disposition methods — including fully domestic refining.

Our programs feature multiple contracted lead smelters in the United States with 20+ year relationships intact as well as excellent partnerships in place with specialized niche vendors. More than 17,000 battery sites have been managed via the BMI supply chain in recent years alone. Stand-alone, fully-managed, mass-scale battery removal projects constitute a valuable BMI service offering perfected and available under dedicated BMI site-to-grave platforms, and can be brought to bear effectively as a dedicated major Project undertaking or as a periodic one-off / as-needed service. Programs Feature:

  • National Project Management: Full-scale Management capabilities, delivering site-by-site oversight of collection, labeling, data capture, transport solutions, and seamless downstream processing .
  • Professional Crews: Dedicated Battery specialists with expertise in all facets of the unique requirements, pacing, safety considerations, and documentation aspects of sensitive battery removal operations – geographically situated nationwide and fully conversant in optimized battery evacuation.
  • Compliance & Safety: Delivery of comprehensive compliance support services, including: providing of packing, labeling, and loading instructions outlining all protocols; provision of Acid Spill Kits; implementation of full directives and guidance to all stakeholders; and appropriate MSDS to on-site personnel.
  • DOT Adherence: Enforced standards of packing, loading, and transit preparation to include notation of: Battery type; proper shipping name; Class; ID number; Packing group; Special provisions; Packaging code. Date-stamping, labeling, taping, palletizing, bracing, and stacking procedures fully articulated and overseen by BMI Crews.
  • Domestic Smelting: Established contract relationships with multiple national lead smelters; the ability to deliver fully guaranteed downstream compliance, certificates of outcome, tracking record retention compliance, and all other needs endemic to battery chemistry management and related hazardous materials disposition.

SUMMARY:

BMI is a national battery specialist and materials transport / processing management partner able to scale its support structures to provide any level of services in this arena. Site removals, preparatory tasks and compliance measures, lawful and safe transit, and downstream management through our network of domestic partners can all be effected in turnkey fashion. With appropriate planning and collaboration, BMI can fully support the end-to-end transfer of large volumes of SLA battery from the field to final outcome.