06 · COLLECTION & RECOVERY
The next life is local.
Prioritise reuse and repair, then an accepted electronics collection route. A removable battery still needs safe handling and local programme acceptance.
Battery
Use a programme that accepts the identified battery type. Lithium and rechargeable batteries need dedicated handling, away from household trash and ordinary recycling.
Other / unknown
Ask the local collection service about the whole object and its contents before selecting a disposal route.
Plastic
Resin identity alone does not establish collection acceptance. Check the exact object type with your local programme.
Electronic assembly
Use a dedicated electronics collection route. Remove personal data when applicable and follow the collection service’s battery instructions.
Electronic assembly
Use a dedicated electronics collection route. Remove personal data when applicable and follow the collection service’s battery instructions.
Electronic assembly
Use a dedicated electronics collection route. Remove personal data when applicable and follow the collection service’s battery instructions.
Electronic assembly
Use a dedicated electronics collection route. Remove personal data when applicable and follow the collection service’s battery instructions.
DOCUMENTED INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
Battery to black mass to recovered metals
Fortum names Ikaalinen mechanical processing and Harjavalta hydrometallurgical recovery. Battery manufacturers receiving the recovered metals are not named.
Lithium-ion industrial recovery example. This is not household collection acceptance or this item’s destination.2 sources behind this section
DOCUMENTED INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
EV battery preparation and black-mass production
BASF reports commercial black-mass production at Schwarzheide and a 2026 services agreement with TSR/BLC. No individual shipment or downstream metal-refining destination is assigned.
EV batteries and production scrap. Nameplate capacity is not a measured recycling quantity.2 sources behind this section
3 sources behind this section
Add your location to anchor the next investigation. No collection acceptance or receiving facility has been verified.