What Percentage of Retired Lithium Batteries Are Recycled

When vast numbers of retired lithium-ion batteries go unrecycled, resource waste and environmental hazards intensify—disrupting supply chains and damaging corporate sustainability. The solution lies in building high-efficiency, closed-loop recycling systems.

Globally, only around 5% of retired lithium-ion batteries are currently recycled. With advanced systems and process optimization, recovery rates can be significantly increased.

To understand this gap—and how Hangzhou Tianyicheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (TYIC) is closing it—read on.

TYIC has leveraged its strengths in process engineering, equipment manufacturing, and EPC integration to achieve up to 95% recycling efficiency.TYIC focuses on advanced industrial systems for battery recycling, environmental protection, and chemical separation.

TYIC’s core advantages in maximizing recycling efficiency include:

• Customized Equipment and Process Optimization: TYIC provides core equipment such as tubular mixing extractors, micro-interface oil removal systems, and corrosion-resistant tanks—designed for handling complex chemistries and harsh environments in lithium battery recycling.

• Integrated EPC Capability: From process design and equipment layout to manufacturing and installation, TYIC delivers comprehensive solutions tailored to client requirements.

• Global Experience and Client Base: With customers in battery recycling, non-ferrous metal processing, and environmental sectors across Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, and South Korea, TYIC has robust international project delivery capabilities.

• Targeting 95% Recovery Rate: By leveraging these strengths, TYIC enables clients to significantly exceed industry averages, aiming for a theoretical recycling rate as high as 95%.

Achieving this level of performance requires a multi-stage strategy:

• Optimized Logistics and Collection: Ensuring retired batteries enter the correct recycling stream.

• Efficient Disassembly and Pre-Treatment: Safe removal of components and neutralization of hazardous materials.

• Advanced Separation and Metal Recovery: TYIC’s high-efficiency extraction equipment enables the recovery of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other valuable metals.

• Precision Process Control: Automated operations, durable materials, and optimized plant layout sustain long-term throughput.

• Closed-Loop Integration: Recycled materials are reintroduced into production cycles, reducing raw material dependency and supporting ESG goals.

For enterprises focused on quality, technological innovation, and sustainable development, TYIC delivers clear value:

• Elevate battery recycling capabilities to meet international environmental and material security standards.

• Reduce operating risks and costs through advanced system integration.

• Gain a competitive edge in markets increasingly defined by resource efficiency, compliance, and circular economy demands.

In summary, while current global lithium battery recycling rates are still low, TYIC is advancing the frontier by offering integrated systems capable of reaching up to 95% recovery.