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End-of-life Battery Management

The new EU Battery Regulation assigns responsibility based on who first places a battery on the EU market—not on where it was manufactured. Heskon helps producers put that responsibility into practice with clear, scalable processes.
Return-flow triage
Returned products are diagnosed and assigned to the appropriate stream for further processing. Reusable products are separated from waste to prevent unnecessary losses.
From a central hub
Heskon can act as a central node within the dealer network during collection. End-of-life batteries are carefully dismantled and prepared for processing by recycling partners.
Including reporting
Data generated from these return and waste streams can be reported to support product improvement, sustainability targets, or EPR reporting for public authorities.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

With the new EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, producers and importers of (lithium) batteries take on significantly broader responsibility for the entire life cycle of the batteries they place on the market. This responsibility goes beyond sales and also covers take-back and collection, safe handling and storage, and proper recycling. For batteries used in light means of transport (LMT), collection targets are being increased step by step, alongside stricter requirements for traceability, reporting, and material recovery.

Until recently, it was often sufficient for European producers to join a producer responsibility organisation that organises statutory collection and recycling obligations. Today, however, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for lithium batteries goes further and requires additional measures and reporting throughout the battery life cycle.

Sustainable end-of-life processing for lithium batteries

Heskon helps producers implement safe, compliant, and sustainable battery processing under the EU Battery Regulation, including:

  • Establishing secure collection and return flows for defective batteries via dealer networks
  • Diagnosing returned batteries and routing them to the right pathway based on State of Health and condition (refurbishment, remanufacturing, or recycling)
  • Safe storage, dismantling, and waste separation, with outbound streams to certified recycling partners
  • Brand- and model-level data reporting as input for sustainability reporting and (future) battery passports

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