Battery Stewardship Media
Electric cars and home batteries are already posing a waste problem in Australia. Here’s why
25 October 2021 As our reliance on clean energy grows as will the need to recover valuable minerals from used batteries. The challenge is about to ramp up and the Battery Stewardship Council is leading the…
BSC Media Release – Australia’s official battery recycling scheme ramping up a network with new look B-cycle
21 September 2021 TODAY we unveil our plans for a radical increase in participation of Australia’s official battery product stewardship Scheme, alongside a new look public program called B-cycle. Libby Chaplin, our CEO, said “We’re at…
Battery recycling scheme ramps up
21 September 2021 The Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), Australia’s official battery product stewardship scheme, has unveiled plans to increase participation, alongside a new-look public program called B-cycle (Scheme). CLICK HERE to read the article published by…
BATTERY STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL HOPES TO ADDRESS MARKET FAILURE, GROW COLLECTION AND REPROCESSING
9 August 2021 According to one bit of data, Australians bought enough AA batteries in 2019 that laid out, end-to-end, they would stretch 91,000 kilometres, or 2.3 times around the world. The organisation that commissioned the…
Experienced co-regulators left to fill the e-waste void
BSC Member Ecycle Solutions welcomes the responsibility of ensuring e-waste recycling targets are met despite changes to the NTCRS. Click here to read article published 2 August 2021 on sustainabilitymatters.net.au
Media Release – Australia’s Battery Stewardship Scheme now accredited
30 July 2021 The Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management, Trevor Evans, today announced that he expects all battery retailers and importers to participate in the newly accredited Battery Stewardship Scheme.
Battery Stewardship: if not now, when?
11 May 2021 – written by Libby Chaplin and published by Inside Waste A 2018 CSIRO report titled Lithium Battery Recycling in Australia has identified that Australian lithium ion battery (LIB) waste is growing at a…
Morrison Government powering up household battery recycling
23rd April 2021: Minister Sussan Ley announces funding for the Battery Stewardship Council. Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said “the grant to the Battery Stewardship Council will support the development and implementation of an accredited and…
Energizer and Duracell commit to participate in the Battery Stewardship Scheme
1 October 2020: Two of the largest global manufacturers of batteries, Energizer and Duracell, have confirmed that they will participate in the Battery Stewardship Scheme developed by the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC). CLICK HERE to read…
Australia’s first national battery recycling scheme
1 October 2020: In a Joint Media release, Minister Sussan Ley and Assistant Minister Trevor Evans recognised the importance of Energizer and Duracell’s commitment to join the Scheme and congratulated the BSC on progress made. Click…
Voluntary battery stewardship scheme granted authorisation
3 September 2020: Today the ACCC announced that it has authorised the Battery Stewardship Scheme. Click here to read the ACCC media release.
Consumer attention on Battery Stewardship Scheme
This week the Consumer Federation of Australia included an update on the Battery Stewardship Scheme in their online news. To read the article, click here.
Battery Stewardship Scheme raised in Parliament Question time
4 February 2020: This week Minister Susan Ley responded to a question on notice from Ms Sharkie which put the focus on battery stewardship. In particular Ms Sharkie asked “Will proposed stewardship schemes for batteries and…
Voluntary battery stewardship scheme granted authorisation
3 September 2020: An article in the National Tribune discusses the ACCC authorisation of the BSC scheme. To read the article, click here.
Ley running out of patience with battery companies
5 February 2020: An article appeared in Footprint this week indicating that “Environment Minister Sussan Ley has put battery manufacturers on notice that they will be forced to join a product stewardship scheme if they refuse…
Morrison Government powering up household battery recycling
23 April 2021: Minister Sussan Ley announces funding for the BSC “Our funding will support the Battery Stewardship Council to build a network of partner organisations and collection points, from supermarkets to libraries and office suppliers, where…
Increasing motivation for brands to get on board
02 December 2019: A recent article in Footprint highlights the importance of manufacturer involvement. Rose Read, Chief Executive of the National Waste Recycling Industry Council said Energizer and Duracell’s refusal to participate in the industry-led…