What is the recycling of used lithium -ion batteries now? This is what the battery you want to know now (10) (page 1/3)

　In 2022, this series, "This is the battery you want to know now," has reached its second year.

　In 2021, in Monoist Auto Motive Annual Ranking 2021, the second place from this serialization is "why lithium -ion batteries are inflated?" What is "overcharge" and "over -discharge" to deteriorate the electrolyte, and "Lithium -ion batteries are generated in lithium ion batteries".Thank you very much for reading, such as "Let's organize the factors that cause fire".

　I would like to continue to send something useful in the future, though it may be useful in the future, while small, so thank you again this year.

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　In recent years, as efforts for SDGs (sustainable development goals) are being promoted on a global scale, interest in battery technology, such as shifts to electric vehicles (EVs), utilizing renewable energy and storage technology, has increased, and lithium.The amount of ion battery used is increasing.

　Rare metal resources such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium are used as the positive positive material of lithium -ion batteries, so when the demand for raw materials in the future is expanded in the future, the supply and demand of raw materials are tight when viewed in the long term.) Some concerns have been raised.

　Therefore, from this time, how to use rare resources for "sustainable development" for "sustainable development" such as raw material recycling (recycling) and battery reuse (reuse), etc. I will like to try.

　Regarding the small lithium -ion batteries that general users are using in their daily lives, they are collected and recycled by battery manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, import companies, etc.

　In the "Effective Resources Effective Utilization Promotion Act" in April 2001, related companies were required to collect small rechargeable batteries and recycle resources, and the JBRC (Japan Portable Rechargeable Battery RecyCling Center) was launched.

　Currently, about 350 corporations have become members of JBRC and are promoting recycling activities of small rechargeable batteries nationwide, and products of JBRC members companies with recycling marks are accepted at cooperating stores nationwide.I am.Each cooperative store can be checked on the official website of JBRC.

　The usage method of used small rechargeable batteries depends on the target device, the local government where you live, and the condition of the battery.For example, the batteries built inside a mobile phone or smartphone are not eligible for the collection of JBRC, but the mobile phone recycle network (MRN) established by mobile phone manufacturers and telecommunications operators (MRN) is the mobile phone shop for the entire mobile phone.It is collected by.

　In addition, some local governments may have dedicated recovery windows for other small home appliances that are difficult to remove batteries.

　On the other hand, those that do not have a recycling mark (products other than JBRC member companies), dismantling / disassembled, submerged ones, and those that have expanded and swelled are not eligible for the collection of JBRC.Depending on the environment of your home, there may be no way to dispose of it.

　In advance, there is a means to dispose of the batteries that are not eligible for JBC collection, such as the JBRC member company, and whether there is a manufacturer's voluntary collection window and the collection category of garbage in the local government where you live.It is good to keep it.

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