Development of Best Practices for Collection of Batteries to be Recycled and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines; Request for Information

20 organizations filed 21 public comments on Development of Best Practices for Collection of Batteries to be Recycled and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines; Request for Information, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 1478d ago.

Abstract

As directed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, EPA is developing best practices with respect to the collection of batteries to be recycled, as well as establishing a program to promote battery recycling through the development of voluntary labeling guidelines for batteries and communication materials for battery producers and consumers. To aid in the implementation of these directives, the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests information on the end-of-life (EOL) management of batteries, including information on their collection, recycling, reuse, as well as the current labeling standards/requirements for batteries regarding their EOL. This includes lithium based, nickel-metal hydride, and other battery chemistries as well as all battery types, such as small consumer batteries and large format vehicle batteries (including electric). ORCR is also seeking information about how consumers are educated on how to manage their batteries at the EOL. Information from a wide range of stakeholders involved in the battery reuse and recycling system from the collection and sorting to the reuse and recycling is encouraged, including but not limited to industry, researchers, academia, state, tribal, and local governments, including U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, other federal agencies, community groups, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.

Commenters (20)

• Suppliers Partnership for the Environmenttrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Alliance for Automotive Innovationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Chemistry Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Auto Care Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Automotive Recyclers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Battery Council Internationaltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Cummins Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Environmental Research and Education Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Electrical Manufacturers Associationsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Waste & Recycling Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Northeast Resource Recovery Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Princeton NuEnergy Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Product Stewardship Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• RAI Services Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The Rechargeable Battery Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Umicore USA Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• World Resources Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Zero Emission Transportation Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%