batteries

Lithium-ion battery processor Li-Cycle brought its Alabama location on-line, giving the company an additional capacity of 10,000 tons per year.

Washington, D.C. leaders next week will hold a hearing on legislation making various changes to the district's extended producer responsibility program for electronics.

Lithium batteries are a well-known danger in the disposal stream and efforts have been made to isolate them. But once batteries are set to be sent to a proper downstream processor, operators encounter plenty of other complications around packaging and shipping.

Bobby Farris now has full control of Washington-based Total Reclaim, and he is targeting additional markets for the processor.

California's e-scrap recycling program will expand after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two battery-related bills into law.

Redwood Materials is tapping into the outreach and organizing power of Rotary Clubs, allowing the major lithium-ion battery processor to collect household e-scrap and batteries from across the U.S.

Battery-embedded products are on track to be included in California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act after a bill passed the Senate and Assembly.

A fire at e-scrap recycler Interco Trading on Aug. 10 drew more than 200 firefighters, injured one worker and triggered shelter-in-place warnings for nearby residents.

A major news outlet released an analysis of 14 popular consumer devices, finding that most could stop working in three to four years because of batteries that are impossible to replace.

Congress directed the U.S. EPA to develop voluntary battery recycling labeling guidelines instead of mandatory regulations, but the head of an industry group believes they'll still have a significant impact on the industry.