Circularity in batteries: design, recycling and second life

As demand for batteries grows rapidly, driven by electromobility, renewable energy storage, and digital technologies, developing sustainable, circular battery value chains becomes an urgent global priority.
Recycling, second-life applications, and design for circularity are key enablers to reduce resource dependency and minimise environmental impacts, while at the same time driving economic viability. Yet, globally, key challenges remain in terms of a lack of recycling infrastructure, limited access to technology, and insufficient financing mechanisms.
This session will explore how technical, financial, and regulatory innovations can enable circular battery systems, from product design and material recovery to reuse and repurposing.
We will highlight practical cases across sectors and geographies, building effective recycling ecosystems, leveraging international best practices, and ensuring that developing and emerging economies can participate in and benefit from global circular battery value chains.

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the global project Environmental Protection Worldwide of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH continues the Circular Economy Solutions Dialogues (CESD) series with a focused session on “Circularity in Batteries”.

Speakers:

• Ibukun Faluyi (Producer Responsibility Organisation Nigeria (EPRON))
• Gopal Kumar Mohoto (Cassetex)

Objectives of the Session:

• Examine solutions that support circularity across the battery life cycle.
• Discuss financial and policy instruments that can de-risk investment in recycling and repurposing facilities.
• Facilitate cross-sector dialogue to accelerate circularity and improve the performance of battery value chains.

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