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Luton-based waste and recycling firm, Cawleys, has launched a new business division – ‘Lithium Battery Recycling Solutions’, which will specialise in the collection, transportation, dismantling and recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium Battery Recycling Solutions is one of the very few lithium battery recycling services in the UK and has been developed to meet the growing demand for electrical power, both from electric vehicles and other areas such as machinery. Cawleys has vast experience in the recycling of lithium-ion batteries and has been handling and treating batteries of this type for almost 10 years within its hazardous waste division.
The business will be headed up by lithium specialist Alan Colledge who adopts the position of Technical Director, and Tony Goodman, who becomes the new venture’s Lithium Business Development Consultant.
Alongside the expansion, the new business division will also launch with a brand-new state-of-the-art Lithium Battery Recycling Solutions website. The website will showcase the various stages of battery treatment and recycling, inform prospective clients on the services offered, provide valuable insight into electrical power and battery disposal, and highlight the sectors that Lithium Battery Recycling Solutions are currently operating in.
Lithium battery production relies heavily on the mining of raw materials such as cobalt and nickel. These are extremely valuable elements and are not a finite resource, by recycling the lithium batteries that are currently in use, the reliance on mining raw materials is reduced. This provides a sustainable, full-circle solution by reclaiming valuable elements and putting them to good use. Cawleys says this approach is vitally important in a world where protecting the environment is top of the agenda, and is predicting that demand for battery recycling services will grow exponentially.
Commenting on the launch of Lithium Battery Recycling Solution, Colledge said: “It is an honour to be at the forefront of this new business which will lead the way in providing a sustainable and safe solution for the disposal of lithium-ion batteries. This launch involves working with many household names in vehicle and machinery production, as well as research and development. The automotive industry, along with many other with a reliance on electric power will be highly reliant on services such as ours in the very near future and we are delighted to be providing such a unique and vital service.”
FMJ in conjunction with Grundon Waste Management have launched the 2022 survey into how FMs approach their waste management and recycling responsibilities.
It’s the fifth year for the annual appraisal, and as we return to normal, there is a real opportunity for FMs to reappraise their waste and recycling operations and look at new, smarter waste management strategies.
In order to understand how FMs have navigated their way through the last year and their plans for meeting stringent waste and recycling targets we’ve posed a series of questions which include insights into FMs’ waste management strategy and targets, such as zero waste and landfill, the types of waste organisations produce and what helps FMs promote waste management in their organisations?
Please share your experiences and opinions on waste management. The survey will take just five minutes to complete, and as a thank you for taking part, respondents will be entered into a prize draw to win a £150 Amazon gift card.
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