Funded project – Ecobatt’s Turnkey Lithium Battery Processing and Recycling Plant
Last updated: 26 April 2024
Project lead:
Ecocycle Pty Ltd
Status:
In progress
Funding source:
Circular Economy Infrastructure Fund: Hazardous Waste – Round 3
Funding amount:
$2,500,000
Ecocycle is establishing a lithium battery processing and recycling plant to recover up to 95% of valuable critical metals, solvents, and plastic components.
Background
Ecocycle will establish a lithium battery processing and recycling plant in Campbellfield. The facility will feature state of the art technology and recover valuable critical metals, solvents, and plastic components from each battery cell. The plant will have a processing capacity of 4 tonnes per hour which will provide flexibility to scale up the operation to meet Australia’s rapidly expanding recycling demands.
Objectives
- Using recycling technology and best practice processes to catalyse Victoria’s battery recovery industry to unlock battery and critical minerals circular economy opportunities.
- Enable up to 95% of each lithium battery cell to be recycled and recovered for reuse to align with higher order recovery principles of Victoria’s waste hierarchy.
- 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.
Learn more
Read more about Ecocycle.