26/08/2017
The Envirostream Battery Recycling Project
Battery Recycling
Technology
Resources & Links
Contact us
About Us
Download our company brochure
The Envirostream Story Safe, innovative battery processing, right here in Australia THE PROJECT
Envirostream Australia was created The project in 2017 to develop safe and Project outcomes innovative management solutions for one of the biggest emerging Stakeholder and customer challenges for the Australian waste engagement stream – batteries. Overview
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Australian Battery Recycling Initiative reports less than 3 per cent of all batteries in Australia are
http://envirostream.com.au/the-envirostream-story/the-project/
1/4
26/08/2017
The Envirostream Battery Recycling Project
recycled and that Australia lags behind the other OECD countries with our low recovery rates1. As Australia shifts toward a low carbon economy and increases the investment in renewable energy we will see an increased pressure on the waste stream to manage energy storage batteries at end-of-life. It is estimated that lithium energy storage batteries will grow by around 300% each year by 2036 and result in waste battery generation of approximately 187,000 tonnes per year2. The lack of any on-shore solution leads to inappropriate disposal to land ll that can cause res, large stockpiling events and ultimately shipping this problematic waste to another country for processing, where we cannot guarantee the nal destination has the same safety and environmental controls we come to expect in Australia. In 2014 PF Metals Director, Andrew Mackenzie researched why we don’t have an on-shore solution for energy storage batteries here in Australia. Andrew’s research took him internationally to see rst-hand how other countries handle and process batteries and, the types of technologies used. This sparked the innovative design and development of Australia’s rst lithium battery processing company; Envirostream Australia. Two and a half years later in January 2017, Envirostream switched on its rst modular processing unit and began processing batteries locally at its Campbell eld facility in Victoria, providing a downstream solution to manage problematic battery wastes as we shift to a clean energy, low carbon economy. 1 Australia Battery Recycling Initiative, 2017, Inclusion of All
Batteries in the Victorian E-Waste Land ll Ban. 2 Blue Environment, Ascend and REC, 2015, Hazardous http://envirostream.com.au/the-envirostream-story/the-project/
2/4
26/08/2017
The Envirostream Battery Recycling Project
Waste Infrastructure Needs and Capacity Assessment, Department of Environment, Canberra.
Battery services Contact us
Complete Battery Recycling Solution With Envirostream, there's no need for batteries to leave Australia or go to land ll.
Get in touch Have an enquiry? Want to learn more about what we do? Feel free to leave a message and one of our team members will be in touch shortly.
Leave a message
About Us
Battery Services
http://envirostream.com.au/the-envirostream-story/the-project/
Technology
Resources & Links
Contact us
3/4
26/08/2017
The Envirostream Battery Recycling Project
Search site
© 2017 Envirostream. Privacy | Terms and Conditions
http://envirostream.com.au/the-envirostream-story/the-project/
4/4