FEATURED TOPIC – BATTERY RECYCLING
A good sort The automated battery sorting system separates battery chemistries.
ECOBATT HAS POOLED BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO BUILD AN AUTOMATED BATTERY SORTING SYSTEM.
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he EcoBatt team visited battery recycling sites around the globe, learning from their success, failures and experiences to help shape their Melbourne facility. Doug Rowe, Director of EcoBatt and Recycal says the lessons learned by colleagues overseas proved invaluable when sitting down with the engineering team at COVA Design to come up with a patented
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automated battery sorting system that separates battery chemistries. “Taking the best bits from each of their operations and being able to start with a clean sheet enabled us to build a plant that incorporates all their observations and suggestions,” Doug says. “We felt privileged that they were so willing to share their experiences and they continue to follow the
progress and development of our battery sorting plant.” Doug says many and varied batteries are collected from EcoBatt’s recycling drop-off points. The battery sorting plant can sort them down to the smallest cell battery to the larger alkaline or lead acid batteries. It can also remove batteries which may contain sand or vermiculite (a group of hydrated laminar
