batteries

Sending battery-containing devices through the shredder is typically a no-no for several reasons, but manually removing and taping batteries prior to shredding the rest of the device is labor intensive. A newly unveiled processing system addresses the conundrum.

Seeking to improve how batteries are recycled, Sensmet developed a technology that can provide real-time quantification of metals. 

Princeton NuEnergy secured another $16 million from investors, including Wistron and Honda, to scale up its lithium-ion battery recycling technology. 

In response to electric power industry requests, the EPA is looking to classify solar panels as universal waste.  

ACE Green Recycling and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working together to advance both lithium-ion battery recycling and the batteries themselves.

Toronto-based lithium-ion battery recycling startup Li-Cycle announced it is pausing construction of one of its hub facilities, slowing down its expansive growth. Its share prices have fallen in connection.  

Ascend Elements raised a total of $542 million in equity investments to help scale up its lithium-ion battery manufacturing. 

Metals and electronics recycling company First America is leveraging a handful of partnerships to process material from electric vehicles and other streams.

Electronics recycling and reuse companies say insurance has become significantly more expensive and difficult to manage, so they're employing a number of strategies to cope.

With lithium-ion batteries becoming ubiquitous and increasing the risk of fires at recycling facilities, DENIOS is offering Rack Fire Protect buildings to protect staff and assets.