Waste lithium-ion battery projections

About the report

Lithium-ion batteries are emerging hazardous wastes and the Department has commissioned a new study on the possible future volumes of these wastes, on fairly conservative estimates there could be 20% annual growth in the arisings of these wastes taking them to more than 136,000 tonnes by 2036, noting that these batteries are hazardous due to the potential they have for catching fire.