Lithium Battery Recycling

Recycling Service for Lithium & Other Non-lead Acid Batteries

Battery Rescue’s service for recycling of Lithium and other non-lead acid batteries delivers safe and regulation compliant transport of used Lithium Batteries, destined for recycling.

You can find a summary of the often complex Dangerous Good Regulations governing the transportation of Used Lithium Batteries for disposal or recycling.

The service is only available to Battery Rescue customers who currently use our Battery Transport & Storage (BTS) Containers and associated collection service for their used lead acid batteries.

Battery Rescue offers 2 options, one for low powered batteries and the other for high powered batteries.

Each ULiB box is fitted with a 4G Enabled GPS Tracking device and feet to make them forklift able. The Box’s dimensions are External 900L x 550W x 500H mm Internal 725L x 456W x 250H mm Weight 15kg

The ULiBtm Box has UN Certification as a “Rigid plastic combination package containing lithium batteries” for a maximum of 60kg of Lithium batteries (approval number 60195). This makes it suitable for the road and rail transport of Lithium batteries as per the requirements in the “Australian Code for Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail (ADGC Ed 7.8)”.

1. Low Power Lithium Batteries

For low powered batteries, the ULiB box can be supplied with 6 Dry Cell Cartons which are suitable for the storage and transport of these smaller batteries. Low power batteries are all non lead acid batteries D Size or smaller.

6 Dry Cell Cartons are supplied with the UliB Box for low powered batteries.

Shows Used Lithium Ion Battery (ULiB) Box with Dry Cell Cartons for the safe storage and transport of low power Lithium and other non lead acid batteries.
Used Lithium Battery (ULIB) Box with Dry Cell Cartons
Examples of low powered batteries

2. High Power Lithium Batteries

For high power Lithium Batteries, D size and larger, we offer either a ULiB Box for smaller quantities of batteries or a BRD Bin for larger quantities and / or large batteries.

In both instances the ULiB Box and BRD Bin are supplied with the with the fire suppressant, CellBlockEX. The CellBlockEX prevents movement of the batteries during transport and will suppress any battery fires. The Safety Data Sheet for CellBlockEX can be downloaded here.

ULiB Box with fire suppressant granules

The ULiB Box is supplied with a 55L Bag of CellBlockEX (pictured below) for high power batteries.

You can find our recommended safety instructions for stacking high power batteries in the ULiB Box here.

CellblockEX in original bag
A Bag of CellblockEX as supplied with the ULiB Box
Image showing ULiB Box with Lithium batteries immersed in the fire suppressant CellBockEX
ULiB Box with Lithium Batteries immersed in CellbBlockEX for return
Example images of High Powered Lithium Batteries
Examples of high powered Lithium Batteries

OR For Multiple Large Lithium Batteries >12kg Each

BRD Bin with fire suppressant granules

The BRD Bin’s external dimensions are120L x 100W x 74H cm, Internal dimensions 112L x 92W x 60H cm – tare weight 35kg.. The BRD Bin is supplied with 3 Bags of CellblockEX.

Note: Under the ADGC packaging requirements for Lithium batteries only 12kg or larger batteries are permitted in the BRD Bin. For smaller batteries a UN Certified Device / Container must be used.

Heavy Duty Plastic BRD Bin
Large Lithium Batteries > 12kg

You can find our recommended safety instructions for stacking large lithium batteries in the BRD Bin here.


How the Lithium Recycling Service Works

The UliB Box and BRD Bin are available for short term (2 months) and long-term hire (12 months). You can find pricing details here, including battery recycling costs, below:

Upon returning the full ULiB Box or BRD Bin, it will be weighed, with the weight deducted for the ULiB Box or BRD Bin and the CellblockEX, to determine the net weight of batteries. This weight will be used to determine your battery recycling costs.

Your batteries will then be delivered to Ecobatt, in Victoria for recycling.

Returning the ULiB Box

For our metro Perth customers, Battery Rescue will deliver an empty ULiB box and collect the box when it is full.

For our regional and mining customers and you will arrange the ULiB box’s return to our nominated Perth address.

You can find detailed return instructions including generating your DG Labels under the website menu Customers > Returning the Used Lithium Battery Box.

Returning the BRD Bin

For our metro Perth customers, Battery Rescue will deliver an empty BRD Bin and collect the Bin when it is full.

For our regional and mining customers and you will arrange the BRD Bin’s return to our nominated Perth address.

You can find detailed return instructions under the website menu Customers > Returning the BRD Bin