battery recyclability News
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Call for papers for the 15th International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR10)
The 15th International Congress for Battery Recycling organised by ICM AG will be held from September 15 – 17, 2010 in the Hotel Conrad in charming Brussels, Belgium. Over 150 delegates from industry, authorities and academia will discuss and present the following topics: Update of the Battery Directive Implementation Global update of battery collection and recycling legislation REACH and ...
By ICM AG
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23rd International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2018
Curtain up for the International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2018: The call for papers is open until January 31, 2018. We are looking for contributions on the topics of battery recycling technologies, materials supply in a circular economy, transport and safety, the Batteries Directive revision and a review of worldwide battery recycling activities. The 23rd edition of the ICBR will take ...
By ICM AG
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20th International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2015
The next top quality congress in battery recycling ICBR 2015 organized by ICM AG will take place from September 23 - 25, 2015 at the Hotel Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in beautiful Montreux, Switzerland. ICBR is the event, which is worldwide recognized as the top conference in battery recycling technologies and marketing, where scientists, engineers, producers and recyclers meet to share their ...
By ICM AG
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ERP: enthusiasm for battery recycling is `strong`
People would be more likely to recycle batteries locally if it was easier, results from a new survey reveal. Commissioned by battery recycling scheme European Recycling Platform, the poll shows 80 per cent of the 2,087 adults surveyed would recycle batteries if it was simpler. According to Government figures just 3 per cent of batteries are currently recycled. The findings come just before ...
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17th International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR 2012)
The 17th International Congress for Battery Recycling organised by ICM AG will be held from September 12 – 14, 2012 in the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in beautiful Amsterdam, Netherlands. Over 200 delegates from industry, authorities and academia will discuss and present the following topics: Update of battery legislation worldwide Safety issues & transportation regulations The ...
By ICM AG
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22nd International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2017
The next top quality congress in battery recycling ICBR 2017 organized by ICM AG will be held from September 20 – 22, 2017 in the Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa in beautiful Lisbon, Portugal. The ICBR is the international platform for discussion of the latest developments and the challenges of battery recycling, bringing together many decision makers in the battery recycling chain such as ...
By ICM AG
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Tips for Safe and Easy Battery Recycling
Despite almost 3 in 5 people saying they have either started recycling batteries, or are recycling more dead batteries than they used to*, fewer than half of all the batteries discarded in the UK are currently recycled properly. This means we throw away up to a billion batteries every year, or the equivalent of at least ten each**. Dead or spent batteries actually contain lots of valuable ...
By REPIC
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21st International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2016
The next top quality congress in battery recycling ICBR 2016 organized by ICM AG will be held from September 14 – 16, 2016 in the Hotel Hilton Antwerp Old Town in beautiful Antwerp, Belgium. ICBR is the event, which is worldwide recognized as the top conference in battery recycling technologies and marketing, where scientists, engineers, producers and recyclers meet to share their views ...
By ICM AG
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Backing for action to end ‘informal and inappropriate’ battery recycling
ILA director Dr Steve Binks, the co-ordinator of the lead battery industry’s material stewardship program*, has backed recommendations in the World Economic Forum’s Creating an Environmentally Conscious Life Cycle for Lead Batteries report. Commenting on its publication he said: “This report highlights the importance of safe and environmentally responsible management of ...
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15th international congress for battery recycling ICBR 2010 September 15 – 17, 2010, Brussels, Belgium - new battery technology brings complexity
‘The scarcity of certain raw materials will bring the battery recycling industry into a strategic position,’ according to Michel Catinat, EU advisor to the European Commission’s Economic Directorate and one of the keynote speakers at the ICBR 2010, held in Brussels on 15-17 September. Battery recycling is a rapidly developing branch of the global recycling industry. But many ...
By ICM AG
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25th International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2020 September 16 – 18, 2020, Salzburg, Austria
Call for Papers - Come and join us at ICBR 2020! 25 years serving the battery recycling community! Call for papers is open now for the upcoming ICBR in Salzburg in September 2020. Following record-breaking attendance of 320 attendees at ICBR 2019 in Lyon, ICM, the international leader in the organization of battery, automotive and electronics’ recycling conferences is pleased to announce ...
By ICM AG
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16th International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR 2011)
The 16th International Congress for Battery Recycling organised by ICM AG will be held from September 21 – 23, 2011 in the Grand Hotel Excelsior in beautiful Venice, Italy. Over 180 delegates from industry, authorities and academia will discuss and present the following topics: Update of battery legislation worldwide Safety issues & transportation regulations Can the electric ...
By ICM AG
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Experts discuss the challenges of battery recycling: Battery recyclers adjusting to new material mix
The battery recycling sector needs to adjust to the increasing volumes of lithium-ion batteries on the market. The number of lithium-ion batteries currently in use is constantly growing, particularly in the fields of electronics and electric mobility. This fact became evident last week in Montreux, Switzerland, where the international battery recycling industry came together at the International ...
By ICM AG
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Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation announces resignation of CEO
The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a non-profit public service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries and cell phones today announced the resignation of Norm England, its longtime President/CEO. Mr. England served as President/CEO of RBRC for over eight years. During that period, RBRC’s collections of used nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries ...
By Call2Recycle
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Johnson Controls Announces Planned Investment in Its Automotive Battery Recycling Center in Cienega De Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) today announced plans to invest more than $70 million in its automotive battery recycling center in Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The investment will fund the replacement of the Cienega facility's existing rotary furnaces with larger, more efficient rotary furnaces as well as the addition of proven state-of-the-art environmental control technologies. ...
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1 February battery recycling start will be a `damp squid`, says leading battery manufacturer
A sustained battery recycling communication campaign needs to be implemented in order for consumers and retailers to become aware of the Battery Regulations, according to a European batteries manufacturer, Varta Consumer Batteries UK. From 1 February UK retailers selling batteries will have a legal obligation to collect waste batteries if they sell over 32 kg per year (equivalent of one ...
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RSR Corporation Praises Final CEC Report on Hazards of Spent Lead-Acid Battery Exports
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) release this week of the final version of its in-depth study, “Hazardous Trade: Examination of US-generated Spent Lead-acid Battery Exports and Secondary Lead Recycling in Canada, Mexico, and the United States,” confirms the need for immediate action on spent lead-acid battery exports says Bob Finn, President and CEO of RSR ...
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Experts discuss current trends in battery recycling
Which challenges and opportunities result from the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries? Does the recycling of lithium have an economic perspective? And what are the further trends and developments in the field of battery recycling? Those were just some of the topics discussed at the 21st International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2016, which was held in Antwerp, Belgium from September ...
By ICM AG
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20th International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2015
Just a few short weeks away, from 23 to 25 September 2015, international representatives of the battery recycling industry will be coming together in Montreux for the ICBR, the “International Congress for Battery Recycling”. Leading experts from the worlds of business, science and politics will again be discussing the latest trends, challenges and market opportunities in numerous ...
By ICM AG
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DOE Announces Winners of Phase II Battery Recycling Prize
On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the seven winners of Phase II of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The prize is designed to facilitate innovative solutions to collecting, storing, and transporting discarded lithium-ion batteries for eventual recycling. Its goal is to develop processes that ...
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