Laptops, mobile phones and similar portable devices are central to everyday business. Inside each one is a lithium-ion battery, and the value of both the device and that battery does not end when the original user no longer needs them. A retired laptop is often still a capable machine, with a battery that still holds … Read more
Global EV battery deployment reached 1.2 TWh in 2025, more than seven times the level of 2020. That figure, from the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2026, describes batteries entering service. It also describes, with a delay of several years, the volume of material that will reach end of life and need compliant treatment. Every battery … Read more
Enva, one the UK and Ireland’s leading environmental services and resource recovery businesses, has announced a £7.5 million investment in a new Small Domestic Appliance (SDA) processing and fridge compressor recycling facility at its Stourbridge site, significantly strengthening the UK’s capacity for compliant WEEE treatment. Due to open in January 2027, the fully redeveloped site … Read more
At Cellcycle, we have recently been handling the disposal and recycling of lithium-ion battery modules from Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems as part of ongoing battery lifecycle management operations. The batteries were received into our dedicated triage area, where they underwent initial quarantine and safety assessment procedures before any further handling could take place. Following inspection and … Read more
Most businesses generate electrical waste without giving it much thought. Old computers get stacked in a corner, broken printers go in a skip and end-of-life phones sit in a drawer until someone eventually throws them away. The problem is that disposing of electrical equipment this way isn’t just bad for the environment, it’s illegal. WEEE … Read more
At Recyclus Group, our mission has always been clear: to enable a truly circular economy for battery metals in the UK. Today, we are proud to be part of a major step forward in achieving that goal through our involvement in the ReCAM project, a consortium backed by Innovate UK. As part of this initiative, Recyclus … Read more
Cellcycle, part of the SER Group, has formally filed a patent for its proprietary direct recycling process, reinforcing the Group’s position at the forefront of battery recycling innovation. Developed through the SER Group’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Coventry University, alongside ongoing internal research and development, the process enables the efficient recovery of cathode and anode active materials from … Read more
Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste – such as drinks bottles, nylon textiles and polyurethane foams – using acid recovered from old car batteries, and converting it into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals. The reactor, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, is powered … Read more
We’re pleased to confirm that our new transfrontier shipment licence is now in place, enabling us to continue selling black mass to Glencore and maintain the seamless flow of materials through our recycling operations. This marks an important milestone for Recyclus, ensuring continuity in a key part of our business model and reinforcing the strength … Read more
Set up in just six months, tozero’s industrial demo plant represents one of the fastest scale-ups in battery recycling to date. Europe’s leading battery recycling startup – has launched its first industrial demonstration plant in Germany capable of turning end-of-life batteries into domestic supplies of lithium, graphite and a nickel-cobalt mix at scale for the first … Read more
