Battery-recycling results
In 2023, more than a hundred importers participated in the collective collection and recycling system, the ARN Management Plan.
Recycling companies processed
In total, 263,373 kg of lithium-ion drive batteries and lithium-ion starter batteries were collected in 2023 (compared to 112,617 kg in 2022).
Of that amount, 70,071 kg (in 2022: 25,902 kg) received a second life through a conversion company for reuse, mostly for energy storage. Recycling companies processed 193,302 kg (in 2022: 86,715 kg).
A total of 63.6% of the raw materials was recovered. This is well above the recycling requirement of 50% of the weight for lithium-ion batteries.
For other starter batteries, such as lead-acid batteries, there is a recycling requirement of 65% of the weight; this was also more than adequately met in 2022.