The Technology Development Board (TDB) has collaborated with startup Remine India to establish a commercial plant for recycling lithium-ion batteries and e-waste in Uttarakhand. TDB will provide Rs7.5 crore in financial assistance for the Rs15-crore project, as announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The upcoming recycling plant will be situated at Eldeco in Sitarganj’s SIIDCUL Industrial Area, Udham Singh Nagar district. Adopting indigenous technology developed by the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET), the plant aims to streamline the recycling process for higher efficiency.
The Ministry of Science and Technology shed light on the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries in various sectors, including electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage, leading to a surge in e-waste. It emphasized the need to address the mounting imports of e-waste resulting from the disposal of spent lithium-ion batteries and increasing the recycling rate, with only 5% of batteries undergoing recycling and reuse presently.