22 July 2026: Momentum is growing for the Australian Battery Recycling and Manufacturing Summit, where industry leaders, policymakers, researchers and technology innovators will converge in Melbourne (17 September) to shape a safer, smarter and more circular battery value chain. The Summit is a practical working forum for building insight, partnerships and solutions.

17 July 2026: Standards Australia, in collaboration with ABRI and industry partners, has released a new guide to help commercial organisations safely package and transport used lithium batteries. The free resource provides practical guidance to support safer operations, improve consistency across the battery recovery supply chain and help businesses better understand their regulatory obligations.

3 June 2026: Australia’s battery transition needs nationally consistent regulation. This article explores why a mandatory battery producer responsibility scheme is needed now, and how recycling can improve safety, resource recovery and long-term economic outcomes.

13 April 2026: The Association for the Battery Recycling Industry acknowledges the incident at a Perth lithium-ion battery recycling facility on 12 April and hopes that all workers, emergency personnel and members of the community are safe.

12 March 2026: Australia’s battery materials recovery industry contributes $2.1 billion to the national economy and supports 19,450 jobs, with the potential to grow to $6.9 billion and more than 34,600 jobs by 2050, according to a new national Industry Profile launched today at Parliament House in Canberra.

Australia’s battery recycling industry is powering the circular economy, recovering critical minerals, creating jobs and strengthening national supply chains.

17 October 2025: The Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) welcomes the NSW Government’s delivery of a major milestone in advancing battery regulation and producer responsibility, following the launch of the EPA’s public consultation on the draft Product Lifecycle Responsibility Regulation.

October 2025: Blog - The Essential Role of ABRI Working Groups. How members help shape policy, drive best practice and contribute to positive change.

September 2025: Editorial published in the Australian Information Industry Association Connector Digital Magazine (September 2025) focusing on battery mandatory producer responsibility.

13 August 2025: Australian industry is united in calling on Australia’s Environment and Energy Ministers to urgently act to deliver the promised mandatory battery producer responsibility scheme nationally. This should cover all battery chemistries with low recovery rates and battery-powered products.

16 July 2025: 2025 Australian Battery Recycling & Manufacturing Summit Highlights Need for Clear Statement of Support for Battery Recycling Sector

2 June 2025: With less than two months until one of the biggest events on the Australian battery industry’s annual calendar, we are thrilled to announce the final speaker lineup for the 2025 Battery Recycling and Manufacturing Summit.

2 April 2025: The Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) is calling on all Federal Election candidates to support Australia’s growing battery recycling sector.

31 January 2025: The Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) welcomes NSW Environment Minister, the Hon Penny Sharpe, MLC, as keynote speaker for the 2025 Australian Battery Recycling and Manufacturing Summit on 17 July in Sydney.

11 December 2024: The Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) has welcomed recognition from this week’s Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM) that urgent action is needed to reform the product stewardship of batteries.

Chief Executive Officer, Katherine Hole, said ABRI was pleased to note that NSW Environment Minister, the Hon Penny Sharpe, MLC, is committed to introducing mandatory stewardship legislation in 2025.

4 December 2024: Australia’s battery recycling industry has united to call on Environment Ministers to adopt a national mandate to manage the lifecycle of consumer batteries.

25 November 2024: With National Recycling Week recently highlighting the need for all Australians to “Join the Cycle”, the Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) has welcomed the range of university research into best-practice lithium battery recycling.

6 November 2024: Editorial published in the Australian Information Industry Association Connector Digital Magazine (November 2024) focusing on battery recycling policy and mandatory producer responsibility ahead of the December Environment Ministers meeting.

21 August 2024: The key message from the 2024 Battery Recycling & Manufacturing Summit and followed up at the Queensland Renewables Recycling Summit – the sector has the foundations, drawing on Australian innovations and know-how, to be a leader, in clean energy technology and support the low carbon energy transition underway. However, urgent action is required to develop scale.

14 August 2024: Key players in the battery recycling and manufacturing sector will meet in Sydney on Thursday 15 August to team up on actions to accelerate opportunities in the fast-growing sector, improve safety and deliver an industry-wide circular economy.