DOE Announces $15 Million to Boost Collection of Used (Spent) Consumer Batteries at Retailers

DOE Announces $15 Million to Boost Collection of Used (Spent) Consumer Batteries at Retailers

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) today announced it is making up to $15 million available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to drive recovery of spent consumer batteries at retailers that can be sent to recyclers.  Recycling spent batteries provides our domestic industry with additional sources of necessary materials to make new batteries or other products. Not only does recycling provide a diverse and robust material source, but the circularity of these materials builds a more sustainable manufacturing supply chain and reduces waste streams from manufacturing.

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