EPA, Stakeholders Tout Benefits Of Planned Battery, Solar Panel Waste Rules

Industry attorneys and EPA staffers say the agency’s newly announced plans to craft universal waste regulations for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and solar panels will aid recycling of both classes of devices while easing compliance with safe-handling requirements -- a long-standing request from many corners. “EPA anticipates that any approach toward creating a new lithium-ion battery category will preserve the recycling benefits for universal waste lithium-ion batteries while improving safety standards and reducing fires from mismanaged end-of-life lithium-ion batteries,” the agency...