Botree Recycling Technologies is pleased to announce the release of Part I of our new series on LFP battery recycling and producer responsibility in Europe.

LFP batteries are scaling fast — but is Europe's recycling framework scaling with them? This first instalment examines whether Europe's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system is ready for the growing end-of-life LFP battery stream. The report assesses:

🔋 LFP market growth
♻️ Europe's recycling readiness
📋 Current producer responsibility models

Authors: Ilai Bendavid and Donny Li, Botree Recycling Technologies
Academic partner: Riccardo Losa, CGS, Mines Paris - PSL Université

We thank the producers, producer responsibility organisations and other battery-sector stakeholders who contributed interviews, confidential quotations, site-visit insights and technical expertise. We also thank Riccardo Losa for the academic partnership and Filip Delalieux for his special assistance. Confidential contributions are reported only in aggregated, unattributed form.

Coming in October 2026 — Part II: Closing the LFP Recycling Funding Gap: Costs, Risks and Policy Solutions

Part II examines full-chain recycling costs, the mechanisms that can produce a financing gap, and policy responses focused on financing, battery tracking and market visibility.

About Botree

Botree Recycling Technologies is a global leader in advanced battery recycling solutions, providing sustainable and innovative technologies for the recovery of critical materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.

Download the report here 📄