EU Passes New Regulation on Waste Batteries

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The European Council passed a new regulation on the 10th aimed at strengthening the management of batteries and waste batteries. In a press release released on the same day, the European Council said that the new regulations would apply to all batteries, including used portable batteries, Electric vehicle battery, industrial batteries, etc., aiming to promote the circular economy by regulating the entire life cycle of batteries. The new regulations therefore stipulate scrapping requirements, including collection targets and obligations for waste batteries, material recycling targets, etc. For example, the lithium recovery rate in waste batteries will reach 50% by the end of 2027 and 80% by the end of 2031.