The　amount　of　used　lead　acid　batteries　rises　along　with　the　rapid　development　of　battery　manufacture　in　China.　The　battery　manufacture　and　recycling　industry　has　developed　sharply　in　these　recent　5　years.　The　annual　production　of　secondary　lead　from　used　lead　acid　batteries　in　China　increased　rapidly　to　1.5　million　tonnes　(MT)　in　2013,　making　china　the　world＇s　largest　secondary　lead　producer.　Secondary　lead　enterprises　are　mainly　located　in　the　middle　and　eastern　regions　of　China,　with　a　legal　production　capacity　of　3　MT/year.　Environmental　pollution　problems　began　to　happen　frequently　from　2009.　After　2011,　the　government　began　to　put　in　efforts　to　promote　pollution　control,　eliminate　outdated　production　capacity,　support　advanced　production　and　technology　innovation　research,　and　has　achieved　remarkable　results.　However,　the　main　existing　problems　are　that　the　proportion　of　secondary　lead　production　is　only　30%　of　the　total　lead　production,　no　formal　recycling　network　has　been　established　and　the　overall　level　of　industrial　technology　and　equipment　is　outdated.　Compared　with　developed　countries,　this　paper　predicts　that,　secondary　proportion　will　reach　44%　in　2015　and　60%　in　2028.　Finally　some　countermeasures　are　given　to　the　recycling　mode　and　technology　promotion.　(C)　2014　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.