[OKRA] Funding opportunity for collection of used consumer batteries at Retailers

[Ellen Bussert]

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Here is an opportunity to boost collection of used consumer batteries at
retailers.  Passing along this information to our network in case someone
is in the position to use this money to increase battery collection in
Oklahoma.




*Funding Notice* - February 20, 2024
DOE Announces $15 Million to Boost Collection of Used (Spent) Consumer
Batteries at Retailers

The U.S. Department of Energy’s *Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply
Chains*
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(MESC)
today announced it is making up to $15 million available through President
Biden’s Investing in America *agenda*
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to
drive recovery of spent consumer batteries at retailers that can be sent to
recyclers. Recycling spent batteries provides our domestic industry with
additional sources of necessary materials to make new batteries or other
products. Not only does recycling provide a diverse and robust material
source, but the circularity of these materials builds a more sustainable
manufacturing supply chain and reduces waste streams from manufacturing.

Batteries power our daily lives from consumer electronics to national
defense and enable the electrification of the transportation sector and
provide stationary grid storage. With funding from the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL), DOE is investing across the supply chain from
research to manufacturing to collecting the batteries at end-of-life and
helping to build domestic recycling network for batteries that contain
critical elements such as Nickel, Lithium, Cobalt, Manganese, Copper, and
Graphite. Many of these materials are in use today in consumer electronics
with rechargeable batteries such as cell phones, laptops, vacuum cleaners,
and smart watches.

Retailers can play a vital role in making recycling accessible and easy for
consumers. As sellers of batteries, retailers are top-of-mind for
consumers. Once batteries are no longer usable, consumers need places to
deposit their spent batteries. Retailer store fronts visited by consumers
are prime locations for battery collection. Collection points can also
serve as an incentive for consumers to visit store fronts.

DOE is seeking projects led by retailers to create or expand to collect,
sort, store, and transport consumer electronics batteries and
battery-containing devices. Learn more about this funding opportunity *here*
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An informational webinar will be held on February 22, 2024 at 3:30 pm
ET, *register
here*
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Applications are due on April 9, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET.

Learn more about the *MESC*
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mission
to catalyze investments in America’s energy future in support of the
re-shoring, skilling, and scaling of U.S. manufacturing across energy
supply chains.

*Register for Webinar On February 22, 2024 at 3:30 pm ET*
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