R&D Batteries VRLA Batteries User Manual
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Supplemental Information on Panasonic Valve-Regulated Lead Acid Batteries (Cont.)
How the 1-800-SAV-LEAD Recycling Program Works
1) We encourage all of our customers to serve as VRLA collection centers for your customers, thereby
establishing a reverse distribution network between the end user and the secondary lead recycling
facility.
2) All shipments to our national consolidation facility must be prepaid. No freight collect shipments will
be accepted. All freight collect and non-VRLA batteries will be returned to the shipper.
3) Panasonic will maintain on file all necessary documentation for EPA reference. A copy will be
provided upon request.
4) All batteries must be shipped, prepaid to Ebco Battery Company that serves as our national
consolidation facility. (See exception below).
SHIPPING ADDRESS:
Ebco Battery Company
4017 Warm Springs Road
Columbus, Georgia 31909
5) Only VRLA batteries that meet the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) “NON-SPILLABLE” (49
CFR 173.159d) requirements will be accepted by this program.
6) Panasonic reserves the right to alter or discontinue this program at any time.
Packaging Requirements
1)
All VRLA batteries must be fully discharged and packaged in a manner as to insure safe handling and
conform to all applicable DOT regulations. (49 CFR 173.159d). A dab of silicon caulking or non-
conductive tape on each terminal will ensure that no direct shorts occur during shipment.
2)
VRLA battery shipments should be made in pallet quantities whenever possible.
3)
Palletized shipments should be secured with metal bands or poly-wrapped with stack height limited to
four (4) feet.
4)
VRLA batteries shipped on pallets should be of uniform size or be stacked with the larger batteries on
the bottom.
5)
VRLA batteries should be stacked upright in a head-to-base arrangement. Each layer should be
separated by cardboard to prevent accidental shorting.
6)
Smaller quantities of VRLA batteries may be shipped via standard UPS. Be sure that each box does
not exceed the UPS weight limit of 70 lbs. A dab of silicon caulking or non -conductive tape on each
terminal will ensure that no shorts occur during shipment.
7)
The outside of every pallet and individual box must be labeled “NON-SPILLABLE” as required by
DOT regulations. This label must be visible during transportation.
Exception:
Full-Truck-Loads – All full-truck-load shipments of VRLA batteries must be scheduled 48 hours in
advance. To schedule shipments to our consolidation site, please be sure to fax a scheduling request
(including contact name and phone number) to Ebco Battery Company at fax: (706) 569-6774.
Consumer Users of Panasonic VRLA Batteries
All Panasonic VRLA batteries are chemically identical to common automotive starter batteries and can be
returned to any site that accepts automotive lead acid batteries for recycling. Examples include retailers
of automotive batteries, automotive service centers, scrap metal dealers, etc…
For additional information on this program or information on how to recycle other Panasonic batteries
please call your local Panasonic Battery Sales Group sales office.
Panasonic
Batteries
Panasonic Industrial Company
A Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
Two Panasonic Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Toll Free: 877
-726-
2228
Fax:
847-468-5750
e-mail:
Internet:
www.panasonic.com/batteries