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Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry

  • Written by Yasir Arafat, Senior Research Associate, Edith Cowan University
Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industryasharkyu, Shutterstock

As electric vehicle (EV) demand accelerates, so does the need for lithium batteries. But these batteries contain valuable critical minerals, as well as toxic materials, so they should not be treated as common waste.

Unlike China and some European countries, Australia lacks a dedicated lithium battery recycling facility. Just...

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