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Following the publication of draft EU legislation on recovery rates for waste batteries, the recycling industry and NGOs have expressed serious concerns with the methodology proposed.
In a letter to the EU Commission, they say that LFP batteries have been gaining momentum in the electric car market. But the draft Delegated Act risks omitting mandatory recycling for LFP, creating an uneven playing field between battery chemistries. That could result in large amounts of landfill waste, undermining the environmental ambition of the Batteries Regulation. This would fail to implement the primary law’s 65% recycling efficiency target and lead to an environmentally sub-optimal treatment of LFP batteries on the EU market.
The groups urge the Commission to close this loophole by amending the draft Delegated Act to ensure that phosphorus and iron are included in the mandatory calculation of recycling efficiency. The signatories are ACCUREC Recycling GmbH, AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), European Battery Recycling Association (EBRA), European Environmental Bureau (EEB), and Transport & Environment (T&E).
To find out more, download the letter.
