North America Battery Recycling Market

The North America battery recycling market is projected to grow from USD 9.70 billion in 2025 to USD 15.27 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period. The North American battery recycling market is witnessing strong growth, driven by the rapid expansion of electric vehicles, rising demand for critical materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt, and increasing regulatory pressure to build a circular battery supply chain. The region is seeing major investments in new hydrometallurgical and mechanical recycling facilities, supported by US policies like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which incentivizes domestic recovery and reuse of battery materials. Additionally, growing consumer electronics waste is pushing OEMs and battery manufacturers to partner with recyclers, further accelerating the market.

Call2Recycle, Inc. (US), Cirba Solutions (US), Element Resources (US), ECOBAT (US), and Redwood Materials Inc. (US) fall under the winners’ category. These are leading players in the North American battery recycling market based on their revenue, production capacity, technological innovation, and market presence.

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Call2Recycle, Inc. (US)

Call2Recycle, Inc., formerly known as Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation & Affiliate, is a prominent battery recycler in North America. The company is engaged in the collection and recycling of single-use and rechargeable batteries such as lithium (primary), lithium-ion, nickel metal hydride, nickel cadmium, lead acid, and alkaline. The organization operates an extensive network of collection sites, including retailers, municipalities, businesses, and public agencies, where consumers can drop off their used batteries for recycling. Call2Recycle, Inc. has recycled over 45.4 million kilograms of batteries in about twenty years. It collected more than 8.1 million lbs of spent batteries for recycling in 2021. The company operates approximately 15 million drop-off collection sites across the US and Canada and has distributed a collection of more than 140,000 boxes. The company has its subsidiaries present across the US and Canada.

Cirba Solutions (US)

Cirba Solutions is a combined entity representing Retriev Technologies, Heritage Battery Recycling, and Battery Solutions. In October 2021, Retriev Technologies merged with Heritage Battery Recycling to become the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America. In the same month, the company acquired Battery Solutions, a leading provider of sustainable, end-to-end management solutions for end-of-life batteries.

Cirba Solutions is the most comprehensive recycler of alkaline, lithium-ion, NiCad, NiMH, primary lithium, and lead acid batteries. It employs an automated recycling process, known as a battery breaker, to recover various lead-acid battery components, including plastic. Also, the company can recycle lithium-ion batteries with all battery chemistries. Through its hydrometallurgical and/or pyrometallurgical treatment, it recovers metals such as Ni-Fe alloy, lead, lithium, iron, cobalt, nickel, and plastics from spent batteries. It has six processing locations, including two lithium-ion operations across North America. Through its recycling business, the company serves a wide range of industries, including automotive, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, government, industrial, and military. Some of the automotive clients of Cirba Solutions are Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Hyundai, Chrysler, GM, BMW, Mitsubishi, Bosch, Mercedes, Ford, Porsche, and Nissan. The company also serves other electronic clients, such as Saft, XALT Energy, Johnson Controls, A123 Systems, Hitachi, and LG Chem.

Element Resources (US)

Element Resources, a member of the Association of Battery Recyclers, offers metal smelting and separation of polymers from metal services. Atlas Holdings launched the company following its acquisition of Exide Technologies. The newly formed Element Resources recycles approximately 10 million lead batteries or 400 million pounds of lead batteries each year. The company disassembles the spent batteries collected from various sites across the US. Later, it separates three primary materials, such as lead, sulfuric acid, and plastic, from spent batteries. The company utilizes high temperatures to smelt the battery plates and other lead-bearing materials into new metallic lead ingots. It operates across North America. Its recycling facilities, located in Missouri and Indiana (US), operate under an EHS Management System (EHSMS), which includes monitoring and managing key performance indicators to ensure effective control of its environmental risks, such as air emissions and hazardous waste.

ECOBAT (US)

Ecobat is into producing lead and lead alloys, and the recycling of batteries. The company operates through four reportable divisions: resources, logistics, battery, and solutions. The resources division includes the recycling of spent lead-acid batteries, while the solutions division covers the recycling & resource recovery of lithium-ion and other battery chemistries through the lithium services sub-category. Its capabilities include battery collection, discharge & diagnostics, dismantling, crushing/sorting, and recycling management. Ecobat receives approximately 120 million batteries each year. The company operates more than 15 facilities, 14 smelters, three lithium-focused units, a collection truck fleet, and approximately 65,000 battery collection points. Its battery recycling business is primarily operational in Darlaston (UK) and Hettstedt (Germany) in Europe. Also, the company develops polypropylene-recyclate to support the polymer industry. It has an active presence across Europe, North America, South America, and Africa.

Redwood Materials Inc. (US)

Redwood Materials Inc. is engaged in recycling, refining, and remanufacturing battery materials. Its recycling process is suitable for handling lithium-ion batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries. The company focuses on various chemicals and metals, including lithium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, palladium, silver, tin, platinum, and gold.

Redwood recycles batteries, battery packs, production scraps, and consumer electronics such as phone batteries, laptops, computers, power tools, power banks, and electric vehicle batteries. Lithium, copper, cobalt, and nickel are recovered at a yield greater than 95%. Later, these metals are remanufactured into the battery-grade anode and cathode active materials for application in new batteries. The company has arranged numerous collection bins in retail locations across North America. To scale up, Redwood has partnered with several automakers, including Volvo, Ford, Panasonic, Audi, and Volkswagen. The company is certified with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards. It has a strong operational presence across the US.

Market Ranking

In the North America battery recycling market, companies are ranked based on revenue, production capacity, technological innovation, and market presence. Leading players such as Call2Recycle, Inc. (US), Cirba Solutions (US), Element Resources (US), ECOBAT (US), and Redwood Materials Inc. (US) are playing a crucial role in the supply, accounting for a significant share of total North America battery recycling.

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