Tag: battery recycling

Australians have increased access to safe battery recycling, according to new data released by the Battery Stewardship Council through B-cycle’s latest Positive Charge Report, which outlines the current reach and performance of the national voluntary battery stewardship scheme.

Australia’s battery manufacturing and recycling sectors have urged the NSW Government to activate the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Regulation 2025 (Batteries) before the end of the year, with the Battery Stewardship Council warning that delays are increasing safety risks across homes, workplaces and waste facilities.

Victoria has opened Australia’s first dedicated battery-in-device recycling facility, a project the Allan Labor Government says will divert more than 8,000 tonnes of waste from landfill each year.

The University of Adelaide has announced the launch of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for Battery Recycling, a five-year initiative aimed at addressing the environmental and strategic challenges of lithium-ion battery (LIB) waste in Australia.

Iondrive Limited has launched a new project in partnership with CSIRO to convert waste graphite from used lithium-ion batteries into anode-grade material, marking a development in its battery recycling commercialisation strategy.

Technology firm NoviqTech and battery recycler Livium have announced a partnership to digitise and tokenise the environmental outcomes of battery recycling operations, marking a new step towards data-driven sustainability reporting.

The Productivity Commission’s interim report, Australia’s Circular Economy: Unlocking the Opportunities, has reinforced the call for nationally harmonised battery recycling regulations, highlighting critical gaps in Australia’s current framework.

Australia’s official battery recycling scheme, B-cycle, has reported progress in its second year of operation, collecting 2,935 tonnes of used batteries in 2024, marking a 24 per cent increase from the previous year. 

Lithium Australia announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has signed an exclusive agreement with the Volvo Group Australia's Buses division that will focus on recycling end-of-life batteries from the latter’s fleet of electric and hybrid buses.

Australian supermarket giant Coles has joined the country’s official government-backed battery recycling scheme B-cycle, adding nearly 850 battery recycling drop-off points across the country.