Regulatory failure mars battery recycling in Australia
Fresh scrutiny of recovery rates under the auspices of the voluntary battery recycling scheme, B-cycle, reignites long held concerns over the scheme’s viability, efficacy and transparency. The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported claims from former employees at B-cycle’s main recycler, Ecocycle, that batteries were routinely taken to landfill or processed in sub-optimal conditions by Ecocycle’s…