Collect Lithium Batteries Recycling

This article explores solutions that enable professionals to efficiently recycle their lithium batteries. Optimizing the supply chain and recovering materials are key challenges that can be addressed through a circular economy approach.

Recycling lithium batteries, whether from electronic devices or vehicles, is a growing concern for professionals. You’re looking for effective, economical, and environmentally friendly solutions. This article explores the different facets of lithium battery recycling, debunks common misconceptions, and presents concrete solutions.

• Challenge: Find a reliable service provider for the collection and recovery of your used batteries.
• Benefits :
  • Reducing fire and pollution risks through regulated recycling.
  • Possibility of reducing operating costs, or even generating profits, thanks to the recovery of materials.
• Reality: Profitability depends on integrating key recycling steps.

The term “recycling” encompasses various activities, often confused:

• A. Trading: Purchase and resale of batteries (new, reusable or recoverable).
  • Potentially profitable activity, but subject to strict regulations (transport of dangerous materials).
  • Pro Lithium Solution: Supply of standardized and suitable containers.

• B. Reuse (circular economy): Reuse of batteries after testing and certification.
  • A solution for the future, but requiring technical skills and investment.
  • Pro Lithium Solution: Support, test equipment and report production.

• C. Separation of materials: Automated disassembly of batteries to recover metals (cobalt, nickel, etc.).
  • Industrial process requiring material investments.
  • Pro Lithium Solution: Supply of separation and recovery lines.

• D. Incineration: Last stage of battery life.
  • Specialized activity, subject to strict environmental standards.
  • Pro Lithium Solution: Does not offer this solution.

• Profitable recycling without investment?
  • Reselling (trading) can generate profits, but the reuse and separation stages require investment.
  • Profitability depends on the integration of key stages on a single site.
• Service provider for profitable collection and recovery?
  • Logistics and processing costs make profitability difficult without integrating reuse and separation steps.
• Become a service provider or agent for the resale of batteries?
  • A viable model only if the key steps are integrated and carried out effectively.

• The circular economy and efficient recycling require the integration of trading, reuse and separation stages on the same site.
• Cremation is a separate activity, reserved for specialized professionals.
• Only two types of actors are needed for optimal recycling.
• Pro Lithium Solution: Support for the separation and recovery of materials, as well as for the reuse of batteries.
• Observation: Few players offer integrated solutions, despite the needs of communities and recyclers.
• Our commitment: To support you in implementing recycling solutions adapted to your budget, for a greener future.