Funded project – Lithium-Ion Battery Waste Metals Recovery
Last updated: 30 April 2024
Project lead:
Enviropacific Services Limited
Status:
In progress
Funding source:
Circular Economy Infrastructure Fund: Hazardous Waste – Round 3
Funding amount:
$1,000,000
Enviropacific is building a new plant to process and recover key materials from lithium-ion battery waste (black mass) and reintegrating them into the Australian market.
Background
Currently only a small amount of lithium-ion battery waste is being recycled in Australia. Enviropacific will build a plant in Stawell to recycle lithium-ion battery waste. The facility will provide an onshore solution for recycling, hydrometallurgical processing and recovery of key materials from lithium-ion battery waste (black mass) and reintegrate them into the Australian market, creating a circular economic pathway. This project will likely increase uptake in collection and sorting of waste batteries for recovery.
Objectives
- Higher level processing of lithium-ion battery waste (black mass) to extract high purity rare earth elements for reintegration into the local market.
- Increase economic development opportunities through creation of larger job market associated with materials recovery activities.
- Build confidence in continual circular economy of precious materials through onshore processing and recovery.
- Reduce export of lithium-ion battery waste for further processing and incentivise development of impactful collection systems within Australia.
- Reduce the amount and impact of waste going to landfill.
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