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Recycled content minimums, phase 1 (2031-08-18): cobalt 16% / lead 85% / lithium 6% / nickel 6%

From 18 August 2031, industrial batteries above 2 kWh (other than those with exclusively external storage), EV batteries and SLI batteries must meet minimum recycled content levels: 16% cobalt, 85% lead, 6% lithium and 6% nickel, recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste.

Record · Domain benchmark · as_of 2026-10-08 · confidence A

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Record ID
tbm-068
Table
Domain benchmark
Jurisdiction
EU
Category
Recycled content
Status
Pending
Effective
2031-08-18
as_of
2026-10-08
Confidence
A
Issuer
EU

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From 18 August 2031, industrial batteries above 2 kWh (other than those with exclusively external storage), EV batteries and SLI batteries must meet minimum recycled content levels: 16% cobalt, 85% lead, 6% lithium and 6% nickel, recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste. They apply where the active materials contain the relevant substance.

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from 2031-08-18from 2036-08-180%20%40%60%80%100%1626Cobalt Co612Lithium Li615Nickel Ni8585Lead Pb
EU battery recycled content: a two-stage staircase
Figures come straight from the legal text (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Art. 8(2)/8(3)): phase 1 (2031) cobalt 16% / lead 85% / lithium 6% / nickel 6%; phase 2 (2036) cobalt 26% / lead 85% / lithium 12% / nickel 15%. Secondary sources often misstate these — the regulation is the reference.
Source: European Commission DG ENV · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 · Trustbase Lab tbm-068 / tbm-069 · confidence A · as_of 2026-10
Anchor: #fig-en-battery · trustbaselab.com/en/energy/

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Source: European Commission DG ENV · Batteries Regulation (I) · https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/batteries_

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