From hazard to opportunity: smarter battery recycling in Europe
The use of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in Europe is skyrocketing, driven by electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy storage, and portable electronics. This surge also means an inevitable flood of end-of-life batteries. In 2022 alone, the EU sold 244,000 tonnes of portable batteries and collected 111,000 tonnes for recycling—a collection rate of 46 %, almost double the…