By Megan Quinn, Waste Dive
Battery recycler Redwood Materials has partnered with micromobility company Lime to recover and recycle battery materials from end-of-life e-bikes and e-scooters.
The deal makes Redwood Materials the exclusive battery recycling partner for Lime’s scooters and bikes throughout the United States, as well as in Germany and The Netherlands, according to a news release.
Redwood aims to recover and recycle materials from the batteries such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper. Redwood expects that about 95% of those recovered materials will be “reintegrated into the battery supply chain.”
The partnership comes as recyclers call for improved battery recycling systems in the U.S., particularly for lithium-ion batteries. Advocates say better domestic systems help reduce the country’s dependence on international supply chains and avoid battery-related fires in recycling facilities and around major cities.
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