The European Commission has proposed raising the 45% collection rate for portable batteries to 65% in 2025 and 70% in 2030 as part of its proposal for a new legislative framework for batteries. The new targets were published today (10 December) alongside the proposal that producers of rechargeable electric vehicle and industrial batteries sold in Europe must disclose their carbon footprint from 2024 and comply with a CO2 emissions limit from 2027.
Europe’s battery demand is set to increase 14-fold this decade, the Commission says, spurred by Europeans’ increased use of electric vehicles. Commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius said: “With this innovative EU proposal on sustainable batteries we are giving the first big push to the circular economy under our new Circular Economy Action Plan. “Batteries are essential for crucial sectors of our economy and society such as mobility, energy and communications.
Under the Commission’s proposals, an obligation to disclose the content of recycled raw materials in those batteries would apply from 2027. This would be followed by requirements to use a minimum share of recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead from 2030. The proposal includes the development of minimum requirements for rechargeable and non-rechargeable portable batteries of general use by 1 January 2026, as well as for rechargeable industrial batteries. And, the Commission proposes to develop the current requirement on battery removability obliging manufacturers to design appliances in such a way that waste batteries can be easily removed.
Source: Let’s Recycle
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