Last Friday, the European Parliament and the European Council reached an "provisional" regarding the new European standards on the production and disposal/recycling of batteries. This is a very important step in order to have legislation that regulates the entire life cycle of accumulators. Now, as a last step, Parliament and the Council will have to formally approve the agreement before the new legislation can enter into force.
THE NEW RULES
It is worth highlighting, first of all, that the new legislation will apply; to all batteries. Therefore, not only to the accumulators of electric cars and generically to industrial batteries but also to the batteries of bicycles, scooters and mopeds (LMT), to those that supply energy for starting, lighting or 39;vehicle ignition (SLI – Starting, Lighting, Ignition) and also to "portable" ones.
Therefore, the European Parliament and the Council have agreed on more stringent requirements. rigorous to make the batteries more; sustainable, performing and long-lasting. To better inform consumers, regulators have decided to create specific labels and QR Codes for batteries that will provide information on capacity, performance, life and chemical composition. Furthermore, on the batteries for electric cars, on those for vehicles such as electric bikes and scooters and on those for industrial use with a capacity of 100%. above 2 kWh, the labeling will provide pure information on carbon footprint.
The The agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council sets collection targets for producers of “portable” battery waste to 45% by the end of 2023, 63% by the end of 2027 and 73% by the end of 2030. Furthermore, it introduces a dedicated collection target for battery waste for small means of transport (electric scooters and electric bikes ), to 51% by the end of 2028 and to 61% by the end of 2031.
As regards the recovery of raw materials from waste from the production and use of batteries, the legislation provides for minimum levels compulsory 16% for cobalt, 85% for lead, 6% for lithium and 6% for nickel.
The legislation also provides that "portable" incorporated in the appliances are removable and replaceable by the end user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement. There is talk of 42 months from the entry into force of the new legislation. Marian Jurečka, Czech minister of the environment, commented:
Batteries are a key element of the EU’s move towards energy-efficient modes. zero-emission transport. Since the demand for batteries will grow; by more than tenfold by 2030, we need to make sure they have enough batteries and that they are sustainable along their supply chains. The new rules will promote the competitiveness of the industry. of European industry and will ensure that used batteries are properly collected and recycled so that useful materials are recovered and toxic substances are not released into the environment.
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