Battery recycling: Europe’s chance for resource sufficiency and a low-impact supply chain

As Europe transitions to electrified transport and grapples with the challenge of securing a sustainable and resilient supply of critical minerals, battery recycling offers a unique opportunity to source key materials locally and reduce reliance on primary mining. This is especially crucial as electric vehicle stock increases and gigafactories scale up across the continent.

To mark the publication of its new study, From Waste to Value: Why battery recycling is Europe’s chance for resource sufficiency and a low-impact supply chain, T&E hosted a webinar to present the report findings.

T&E's senior director Julia Poliscanova outlined the report's key findings as well as what Europe should do to capture the resilience and sustainability potential of battery recycling. The webinar included a Q&A with Ruth Lambrechts, Director of Government Affairs at Umicore, about the challenges and policy opportunities.

Watch the webinar: