Battery recycling poses a number of risks and to safely and effectively handle them, requires an understanding and respect of those risks.
Some companies are suggesting they have a complete processing solution, but the facts suggest this is more fiction than truth. In recent years there have been situations where huge fires have engulfed hundreds of tonnes of batteries burning for days. The EPA and local Fire brigades have confirmed that in these fires recovered batteries were stored for extended periods of time with no actual processing being undertaken. These exposures and the resulting national media coverage have been detrimental to the public’s perception of the industry.