Canada had big EV battery recycling plans, but without regulations it’s the ‘Wild West,’ expert warns

Canada had big EV battery recycling plans, but without regulations it’s the ‘Wild West,’ expert warns

A worker reaches up to touch the wheel well of the frame of a car that is suspended above them. They are in a factory, and another car frame is visible hanging in front of the one the worker is touching.

There are more than 600,000 electric vehicles on Canada’s roads, and eventually, their batteries will die. Industry and policy experts say government regulations are needed to drive the country’s EV battery recycling market, keep batteries out of landfills and recover the valuable critical minerals they contain.

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