Funded project – Ecobatt’s Lithium Battery and Embedded Battery Processing and Recycling Plant
Ecocycle is establishing a lithium-ion battery and embedded battery-in-device processing and recycling plant in Campbellfield, to recover 90%-95% of metals, plastics, and valuable critical metals and minerals for further recycling.
Background
Ecocycle will establish a lithium battery and embedded battery processing and recycling plant at their existing site in Campbellfield. The plant will have a processing capacity of 1 tonne per hour to safely process loose batteries as well as batteries embedded within devices with lithium-ion and all other battery chemistries and recover metals, plastics, and valuable critical metals and minerals from each battery cell and embedded battery device. The Project is a solution for Victoria’s hazardous battery and embedded battery waste.
Objectives
- Using new recycling technology and best practice processes to unlock battery and critical minerals circular economy opportunities, catalysing Victoria’s battery recovery industry.
- Enable up to 90 to 95% of each lithium battery cell and embedded battery and device to be recycled and recovered for reuse to align with higher order recovery principles of Victoria’s waste hierarchy.
- Safe recycling solution for problematic embedded batteries within e-waste such as vapes/e-cigarettes, toys, shavers, tools.
- Leverage industry-leading technologies for high quality material recovery enabling immediate end market recycling and remanufacturing opportunities in domestic and international supply chains.
- Create economic opportunities through direct and indirect job creation, flow on benefits to downstream industries and value chains.
- Mitigate environmental and health impacts from fires and toxic contamination resulting from improper battery management.
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