KC Recycling is set to create a facility for recycling the plastic cases from lead-acid batteries following a ($852,000) grant.
The cash from CleanBC Plastics Action Fund will jumpstart a CAD$1.2 million ($991,000) plant upgrade that will include a Polypropylene Extruding Operation at the Trail, British Columbia, plant in Canada.
Previously the plant exported its unfinished plastic regrind to polypropylene compounders, where it was pelletised to meet manufacturers’ requirements.
The new plant will be able to do this with an on-site washing, extrusion, and pelletising laboratory.
KC Recycling will test the refined material to ensure it meets customer specifications before shipping it to battery manufacturers for use in new batteries.