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Nigeria has become a major consumer of Lead Acid Batteries and Lithium-ion Batteries, with informal and dirty recycling activities for millions of used batteries done without any responsibility to the environment. This has caused widespread pollution around communities where used batteries are collected, processed and smelted.
Lead-Acid Battery recycling is regarded as one of the worst polluting industries worldwide. Batteries may contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, silver, nickel or lithium that are very hazardous to the environment and human health if not recycled or disposed of properly.
In order to create significant change, we believe that everyone who uses or benefits from batteries must share in the responsibility of ensuring their environmentally sound management and disposal.
A coordinated national approach to battery recycling is critical to this success. That’s why in 2019 the Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR) was formed to synchronize the players of the battery sector towards preventing the potential hazards from battery handling and recycling.
Working with Battery Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, Retailers, Recyclers, End-Users, Renewable Energy Operators, Environmental Groups, and Governments across the country, the Alliance will execute programmes and projects that promote the removal of used batteries from the general waste stream, ensure their environmentally sound recycling, build capacity and knowledge, and create public awareness on the hazards of improper battery disposal.
ARBR will also conduct extensive research into the development of energy efficient made in Nigeria batteries using Nigerian raw materials and clean technology.
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