Consumers, manufacturers key to enforcing EV battery recycling in Malaysia: Environmental groups

Consumers, manufacturers key to enforcing EV battery recycling in Malaysia: Environmental groups

They call on manufacturers to take responsibility for disposing or recycling used batteries. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Malaysia To Tackle EV Battery Waste With Responsibility Policy

Electric vehicles sales have seen a surge in the Malaysian market and there could be 900,000 depleted lithium-ion batteries by 2050. If this battery waste is not managed properly, it could cause major environmental and health risks. Thus, the government is emphasising ways to manage the used EV batteries. Recently, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Minister, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said that an Extended Producer Responsibilit…

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