Electric vehicle sales are racing ahead, but is there a plan for the waste they create?

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

There’s a new venture taking place in a large, nondescript warehouse in Kingston, Ont.: Lithium-ion battery recycling. And it could be an important component of Canada’s net-zero future.

The facility, owned by Canadian startup Li-Cycle, houses stacks of depleted lithium-ion batteries that not long ago would have been destined for a landfill. The company is giving them new life — recycling the batteries that power most electric vehicles, phones and laptops.