Lime Battery Recycling Pact with Redwood Materials

April 14, 2025, 5:20 pm

Lime has partnered with Redwood Materials to recycle batteries from its shared scooter and e-bike fleet. Under this initiative, used batteries will be sent for recycling to recover critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, thereby reducing waste and bolstering sustainability. The project aims to improve resource efficiency in the battery supply chain while addressing environmental concerns associated with micromobility battery disposal in urban areas. This recycling collaboration is set to ensure a more sustainable lifecycle for batteries, aligning with broader environmental and circular economy goals.

techcrunch.com / Lime’s scooter and ebike batteries will be recycled by Redwood Materials

Shared micromobility company Lime has reached an agreement to send batteries used in its scooters and e-bikes to Redwood Materials, which will extract and recycle critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper. The agreement announced Monday makes Redwood Materials the exclusive...

gizmodo.com / Redwood Materials Will Recycle Lime’s Batteries as China Withholds Key Metals

Collecting material from 130 of these small batteries provides enough recyclable material for one EV battery, according to Redwood.

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