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Elemental Holding is building first car battery recycling plant in EUa
| Elemental Holding has decided on the location of its new facility which will treat spent lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other waste containing precious metals vital for e-mobility.
Asekol reveals impact of smart monitoring on collection of electronic waste
| Thanks to the monitoring of its containers for electronic waste with the Sensoneo solution, Asekol is able to empty only those containers that really need it.
57.4M t e-waste expected in 2021 will outweigh China’s great wall
| This year’s worldwide mountain of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) will total an estimated 57.4 million tonnes -- greater than the weight of the Great Wall of China, Earth’s heaviest artificial object.
E-Waste Day: Focus on the Role of Consumers
| Too much e-waste ends up in the bin, says the WEEE Forum: The International E-Waste Day is about to focus on the role of consumers in improving the rates of reuse, refurbishment and recycling.
Battery Recycling Demonstration plant completed
| Primobius has initiated the commissioning phase for the hydrometallurgical refining circuits in its showcase lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling demonstration plant at SMS group’s Hilchenbach location.
Black Mass one of the hottest issues in battery recycling
| Jacques David talks about the management of the so-called Black Mass produced from the treatment of lithium batteries ahead of the workshop at ICBR 2021 in Geneva on 24th September.
Battery recycling with zero-carbon collection service
| A new battery collection service, cited as the world’s first that is zero-carbon, has powered into Brighton, collecting more than two tonnes of batteries for recycling since March. The service is free for businesses, small and large.
Calling all battery recycling professionals
| ICBR 2021 will take place in Geneva from 22nd to 24th September 2021.
Good practices in tackling fires caused by lithium batteries in e-waste
| WEEE Forum, EuRIC, EUCOBAT, EERA, MWE and the WEEELABEX Organisation join forces to counter the occurrence of fires caused by lithium batteries and e-waste containing lithium batteries.
Stena Recycling invests in new battery recycling plant
| Stena Recycling is investing a quarter of a billion SEK in a new battery recycling process.
WEEEForum: “Consumer is the key to Circular Economy”
| This year’s International E-Waste Day (#ewasteday), taking place on 14 October, will focus on the crucial part each of us, as consumers and as citizens, has in making circularity a reality for e-products.
Official launch of the BATT4EU Partnership
| The European Commission and BEPA signed the Memorandum of Understanding that officially launches BATT4EU, the co-programmed partnership under Horizon Europe for the development of a competitive and sustainable European industrial battery value chain.
Electrification: Opportunities and obstacles for battery recycling
| The world is experiencing a profound energy transition. Industrial manufacturers across the globe are swapping combustion fuels for electricity in line with global ambitions to decarbonize energy supply and improve energy productivity.
Challenges and opportunities for recyclers in “the interesting times ahead of us”
| Electronics recycling was in “a very complex environment” in which there was “an absolute need for a dramatic change”, commented Helmut Kolba of Germany-based Remondis Electrorecycling GmbH in hosting his first meeting of BIR’s E-Scrap Committee since becoming its Chairman.
