Perry Gottesfeld is the executive director of Occupational Knowledge International (OK International). He founded OK International to build capacity to address environmental health in developing countries. OK International is a non-governmental organization dedicated to improving public health through innovative strategies to reduce exposures to industrial pollutants. The organization's web site may be found at www.okinternational.org.
Lead batteries have the highest recycling rate of any product with estimates that 97 percent of the lead in batteries is processed for reuse, according to Battery Council International.