The EPA and DOE are holding a virtual meeting on April 7 from 2 PM to 4 PM Eastern to kick off the conversations to develop a national battery extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requires EPA and DOE to develop a national EPR framework for batteries that addresses battery recycling goals, cost structures for mandatory recycling, reporting requirements, product design, collection models, and transportation of collected materials.

EPA and DOE welcome experts across the battery life cycle, including battery producers, manufacturers of batteries and battery containing products, retailers, recyclers, and collectors or processors; states and municipalities; and others such as environmental, energy, or consumer organizations to participate in the EPR conversations.

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