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EPA grants Lithium Australia a 99-year operating licence

5th October 2021

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

     

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – The Victorian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued ASX-listed Lithium Australia with a 99-year operating licence for a battery recycling facility, allowing for the processing of more than 500 t/y of specified electronic waste.

"EPA licensing of our Victorian battery recycling facility for the next 99 years ensures that environmental safeguards are in place for the ever-increasing battery utilisation required to decarbonise the economy,” said Lithium Australia MD Adrian Griffin.

"Australia has an environmental duty of care to establish compliant recycling facilities that can safely process the expected increase in volume of end-of-life batteries, providing sustainable materials for this critically important manufacturing sector and reducing environmental pollution, the legacy of what has until now been a poorly-managed industry.

"As part of the process of obtaining that 99-year licence, Lithium Australia and Envirostream Australia worked together to develop specific, in-house improvements that enhance safety in the collection, storage and processing of spent batteries and further reduce any fire risk associated with their recycling. We lead the industry in that respect.

"The roll-out of a national battery stewardship scheme that commoditises spent batteries and discourages their disposal in landfill is imminent and this will certainly increase the volume of spent batteries available for recycling.”

Lithium Australia has a 90% ownership interest in Envirostream Australia, which is the only mixed battery recycler in Australia.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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