{"id":8019,"date":"2025-07-07T17:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/?p=8019"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:46:33","slug":"how-to-calculate-the-recycling-efficiency-and-material-recovery-rate-for-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/cum-se-calculeaza-eficienta-reciclarii-si-rata-valorificarii-materiale-pentru-baterii\/","title":{"rendered":"How is the recycling efficiency and material recovery rate for batteries calculated?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obligations for operators and producers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From July 2025, battery recycling plant operators and manufacturers will be required to report more rigorously on the performance of their processes. The official calculation methodology for recycling efficiency rate and material recovery rate is set by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025\/606 of 21 March 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023\/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the methodology for calculating and verifying the recycling efficiency rate and material recovery rate for waste batteries and the format of the documentation<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the methodology?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the legislation, two key rates need to be calculated:<\/p>\n

recycling efficiency rate - indicates the ratio of the amount of materials recovered from recycling to the total amount of batteries processed.
Material recovery rate - reflects the amount of recycled materials that were actually further utilised in industrial processes, relative to the total amount of waste treated.<\/p>\n

How are these rates calculated?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The calculation of the two rates is relatively straightforward, but requires a rigorous record of the flows into and out of the plant. These calculations show how efficiently the plant is operating and how much it is actually contributing to the circular economy.<\/p>\n

The recycling efficiency is determined by comparing the amount of useful materials obtained after recycling with the amount of batteries fed into the process. For example, if a plant receives 1,000 kg of batteries and recovers 550 kg of valuable materials (metals, carbon, useful compounds) after treatment, the recycling efficiency rate is 55%.<\/p>\n

The material valorisation rate shows how much of the recovered material is actually used in industry. It is important not only that they are extracted, but also that they are sold on to smelters, alloy producers or other industrial sectors. If out of the 550 kg recovered, 500 kg end up being used in various production processes, this amount is related to the total amount processed and represents the material valorisation rate.<\/p>\n

What are the reporting obligations?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Recycling facility operators must document the total quantity of batteries received, the type of recycling process used, all material fractions obtained, their weight and final destination (copper smelters, chemical industry, alloy producers), the yield obtained for each type of material.<\/p>\n

What does the reporting format look like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The required format includes the identification data of the operator, the description of the technological process used, the total quantity of batteries going into recycling, all resulting materials, their weight, the final destination and yield of each fraction, the full calculation of the recycling efficiency rate and material recovery rate.<\/p>\n

What is the importance of this methodology?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The correct application of these calculations and reporting provides transparency and predictability in recycling contracts. The company demonstrates real contribution to the circular economy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Obliga\u021bii pentru operatori \u0219i produc\u0103tori \u00cencep\u00e2nd cu iulie 2025, operatorii instala\u021biilor de reciclare a bateriilor \u0219i produc\u0103torii vor avea obliga\u021bia de a raporta mai riguros performan\u021bele proceselor lor. Metodologia oficial\u0103 de calcul pentru rata eficien\u021bei recicl\u0103rii \u0219i rata valorific\u0103rii materiale este stabilit\u0103 prin Regulamentul delegat (UE) 2025\/606 al Comisiei din 21 martie 2025 de completare […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":13,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noutati"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8023,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8019\/revisions\/8023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}