As global reliance on battery technology surges, we are approaching a pivotal milestone: the need to recycle more than 1 million tonnes of lithium-ion batteries annually.
Packed full of valuable metals essential to clean energy technologies, recycling lithium-ion batteries will be a cornerstone of our global ambitions to combat the worst effects of climate change.
But how we recycle all these lithium batteries matters.
This handy infographic dives into how we can recycle one million tonnes (and more) of lithium batteries each year, the minerals that can be recovered, and the impacts of various recycling methods when it comes to climate emissions and waste.