Commission publishes delegated rules on methodology to calculate/verify recycling efficiency and material recovery for waste batteries

The European Commission announced publication of delegated rules establishing a harmonised methodology to calculate and verify (1) recycling efficiency for different battery chemistries and (2) material recovery for key materials (including cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, lead). The rules also introduce a harmonised documentation format for recycler reporting to Member State authorities. Compliance teams supporting recyclers and producer responsibility schemes should align internal calculation methods, verification evidence, and reporting documentation to the delegated methodology as of the stated entry-into-force date.