20 October 2023: Australia’s leading battery associations have called for federal and state governments to urgently implement the federal consumer watchdog’s recommendations to manage the increasing number of lithium-ion battery related fires.

6 October 2023: The Australian battery recycling industry has thrown its support behind the federal consumer watchdog’s report on product safety for lithium-ion (Li-on) batteries, but says now is the time to act as the world changes rapidly to a net zero, circular economy.

3 October 2023: The Australian battery recycling industry supports plans to stop battery waste going to landfills around Australia and spending on infrastructure to support the ban.

The Australian Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) Chief Executive Officer Katharine Hole said batteries should not go to landfill or in any household waste recycling service.

22 September 2023: The Australian battery recycling industry is on the cusp of growing rapidly, with the development of a range of innovative projects, according to the Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI).