ProBaMet Project battery disposal guidance for Nigeria
The Partnership for Responsible Battery and Metal Recycling (ProBaMet), implemented by Oeko-Institut, the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), SRADev Nigeria, and Platform Lead (an initiative of WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle), was launched with the aim of promoting responsible battery recycling in Nigeria.
In a significant step forward, ProBaMet together with regulatory agencies in Nigeria have assessed the lead-acid battery recycling landscape in Nigeria and came out with a positive listing for this country. To date, the positive list has only one entry – Green Recycling Ltd. – meaning that there is currently no other option for sound management of used lead-acid batteries in this country.
As battery recycling is a critical step that leads to a wide range of significant impacts on human health and the environment in case it is not conducted properly, companies involved in the renewable electrification sector in Nigeria are encouraged to use this listing as a benchmark for future lead-acid battery recycling initiatives.
