European battery manufacturers unhappy with eco-design and recycling proposals

Industry body Recharge says it would be absurd if the makers of small batteries were required by law to collect and recycle products the size of shipping containers, and claim a requirement individual battery cells be replaceable will pose a safety risk.With the European Parliament today set to debate proposals for the regulations which will govern the bloc's hoped-for battery manufacturing industry, the membership body representing battery makers is pushing back on various eco-design and recycling requirements of the rules. Industry body Recharge has leveled criticism at four proposed amendments ...

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