Boxing it for batteries
A subsidiary of Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT) has received Dangerous Goods approvals, in an Australian first, for its 6kg and 12kg boxes to collect and transport mixed batteries for recycling. Envirostream Australia designed and received approval of its packages in in anticipation of the Australian Battery Stewardship Council’s (BSC) collection and recycling scheme launch in January 2022. The scheme, which the Australian BSC secured $1m in Federal Government and industry funding for, also details a national network of drop off options. Envirostream managing editor Andrew Mackenzie says the scheme is vital to improving Australia’s battery recycling rates, which currently sits at a low 10% compared to other countries. “We’re developing mixed-battery collection systems designed for convenience and approved for safety…