1. Battery recycling - Cwlth grants & funding programs

2. Export opportunities - recycling materials, hydromet, containers, tracking & tracing

3. ABRI 2024 AGM - Notice of Meeting

4. Automotive workshop future readiness for EVs

5. Calendar of ABRI member events

1. Informative discussion & generous hospitality - a great 2024 start for ABRI member events

2. Qld Govt funding opportunities

3. Australian Border Force tendering for management of seized vapes

4. Calendar of ABRI member events

1. REMINDER – RSVP for Johnson Winter Slattery/ABRI Member (7 Feb) Networking Event

2. ABRI rebranding

3. BSC battery recycling board vacancy - support BSC as it builds a battery circular economy

4. NSW EPA's new waste tracking system starts 14 February

5. Calendar of ABRI Member Events

1. 2024 – what’s in store for the Australian battery recycling industry

2. REMINDER – RSVP for Johnson Winter Slattery/ABRI Melbourne (7 Feb) waste regulation + insights on funding information session and networking event

3. NSW – waste battery tracking

4. Victoria – commencement of requirements for managing risks to service interruptions across the battery recycling value chain

5. Calendar of ABRI member events – UPDATED

6. ABRI media releases, submissions and presentations

NB/ News items 3 and 4 provide important updates on regulatory obligations in NSW (waste tracking) and Victoria (service disruption risk management) which are likely to impact all segments of the battery recycling chain including retailers and distributors collecting used batteries.

1. Johnson Winter Slattery invitation to ABRI members – information session and networking

2. Welcome three new members – Circular PV Alliance, Equalithium and Utilitarian

3. NSW waste tracking – implications for used lead acid, nickel cadmium and lithium batteries

4. Zeroing in on battery recycling industry policy priorities

5. Calendar of ABRI member events – UPDATED

6. ABRI media releases, submissions and presentations

1. Letter from President and CEO - advocating for industry specific grants to support investment and development of Australian technology

2. 2024 - expanding opportunities to network, share learnings and add member value through events

3. The planning and regulatory system in NSW - what applies to used lithium battery collection and processing facilities?

4. NOW AVAILABLE - Improving safe packing and transport of Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB) - latest ABRI Guideline

5. Latest ABRI media releases

1. New NSW/QLD hazardous waste tracking system - join trial of new system - RSVP by 15 November

2. Reminder - ABRI Member Event - Seeking Approval for Battery Transfer Stations and Processing Facilities - Key Planning and Regulatory Matters – 2 November 2-3pm online

3. Lithium battery recycling - Is it feasible to trial mobile processing of used lithium batteries as a solution to address regional logistics costs?

4.Germany - battery recycling investment opportunities in a rapidly transforming lithium cell manufacturing and recycling market

5. Latest ABRI media releases

1. ABRI Member Event - Seeking Approval for Battery Transfer Stations and Processing Facilities - Key Planning and Regulatory Matters – 2 November 2-3pm online

2. Victoria – new obligations to minimise service disruption risks for collectors, transporters, storers, sorters and processors of used batteries

3. WA draft regulations to ban batteries (and e-waste) from landfill

4. Proving Australian exports are produced using renewable energy – consultation on proposed voluntary registry

5, ABRI building industry profile through strengthened engagement and communication capabilities

6. NSW Parliament Road Safety Committee Inquiry into Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

1. ABRI welcomes new members – Batteryhold, Johnson Winter Slattery and Second Life Battery Cells

2, Changes to ABRI Affiliate Membership - promoting member expertise

Robotics, automation, electrical solutions and much more – invitation to Instrumentation, Control & Automation Expo, Sydney 11th October (12 to 6pm)

3. Proposed changes to the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG) - EVs, sodium ion and packaging instructions

1. ABRI Summit a platform for advocacy to ensure industry can grow and thrive

2. FCAI (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries) recycling of traction batteries code of practice

3. ABRI Submissions to Government Consultation – ADG 8 and E-waste/PV/battery storage stewardship

4. Would you like to be part of an ABRI working group on lithium battery transport - challenges and solutions?

President's letter to ABRI members

1. Stellar lineup for ABRI Conference- 31 August, Hilton Sydney

2. ABRI Executive Committee - new President and Executive Committee members

3. ABRI membership benefits - building value and opportunity - displaying your ABRI membership

4. Revised DRAFT ABRI Guidelines for packing and safe transport of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB)

5. NSW Integrated Waste Tracking System phased roll out has commenced

1. ABRI conference showcasing the battery recycling industry - secure your place before 22 June for the earlybird discount

2. Revised DRAFT ABRI Guidelines for packing and safe transport of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB)

3. EU Battery Passport - content guideline

4. Cwlth consultation on expanding NTCRS and a mandatory PV stewardship scheme

5. Basel convention - environmentally sound management of waste batteries - lead, lithium, alkaline/zinc carbon, nickel based, mercury, mixed and others

1. ABRI conference showcasing the Australian battery recycling industry - secure your place now for the earlybird discount

2. Updating ABRI Guidelines for packing and safe transport of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB)

3. Vic EPA – ULAB General Designation is now in place

4. Major ADG Code Review – Consultation on requirements for emergency equipment in vehicles (e.g. respirators) and fire equipment required when transporting dangerous goods

5. Australasian Institute of Dangerous Goods Consultants (AIDGC) – How can their work help you with safe battery handling and storage? Information session 1pm, Monday 5 June

6. National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Master Code Review

1. Hold the date – 31 August 2023, Sydney – ABRI’s first battery recycling conference

2. Applying to Vic EPA for A11 permits to transport used lead acid batteries (ULAB) for recycling into Victoria from another state or territory

3. Welcome to new member - Lote Consulting

4. NSW lithium battery recycling regulatory guideline

Bundaberg Regional Council tender for recovery of non-lead acid batteries (due 16 May)

5. Supporting Samoa with EV battery recycling

6. Australasian Institute of Dangerous Goods Consultants (AIDGC) – Who are they? How does their work relate to batteries? Information session 1pm, Monday 5 June

7. Visit the updated Australian Battery Industry Association (ABIA) website– collectively ensuring a trusted transparent and sustainable battery industry in Australia

8. Reminder - Consultation on proposed EV Battery Stewardship Scheme – submissions due 15 May

1. Battery recycling industry priorities - reducing administrative barriers and insurance costs

2. Over 1,500 visits to ABRI’s website to find commercial battery recycling services

3. Workshop 2 (4 May) – Draft NSW Lithium Battery Recycling Regulatory Guide

4. ABRI the battery recycling industry’s voice to the National Battery Strategy

5. Developing a pathway through the increasing web of schemes to manage battery end of life

1. New NSW and Qld hazardous waste tracking system under development - target completion date before end 2023

2. ABRI submissions to Qld Battery Industry Strategy & Australian Government Science and Research Priorities

3. In case you missed them - CSIRO report on storage technologies & GHD report on management of large scale battery hazards

4. Emerging online market platforms for trading used EV batteries