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I think the ultimate solution would be a policy for fair and slightly premium return value for dead battery from manufacturer upon battery exchange or sale. It

I think the ultimate solution would be a policy for fair and slightly premium return value for dead battery from manufacturer upon battery exchange or sale. It will make companies recycle their own batteries, get customer financial reason to recycle it and also a steady second supply of rare/expensive raw materials for producing new batteries which will reduce pressure on existing resources.

mcronce 4y ago
This seems to have worked pretty well with the "core return" system on used 12V batteries for ICE vehicles. Even with a pretty small (usually $15-20 in my experience) financial incentive, people do tend to bring them in.
- ars 4y ago
  It helps that they are heavy and annoying to dispose of, people are happy to let someone else take them instead.
  - s0rce 4y ago
    The battery pack in an EV is comparable: very heavy, large, dangerous voltages and chemical energy.
kube-system 4y ago
IIRC Toyota does with their hybrid batteries. It makes sense anyway, there’s a lot of material of value even in a dead pack.