The environmental problems posed by the billions of lithium-ion batteries...
The environmental problems posed by the billions of lithium-ion batteries in use and their recycling should be key points in an ITU-T study on environmental protection and recycling solutions for batteries for mobile terminals, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and…
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Information Technology (MIIT) said in a submission to an ITU-T study group meeting next month. Rechargeable batteries in many countries, especially in developing countries, don’t have to be recycled, it said. Standardizing the battery would make recycling easier, it said. Canada said the MIIT submission shouldn’t be considered during the October meeting, because it was a proposal, not work developed through collaboration. Canada raised concerns with battery standardization in the MIIT proposal as it pertains to specific absorption rate and electromagnetic compatibility requirements -- namely complex testing would subsequently be required following standardization -- and the implications for continued compliance. A group of industry associations in March said the main problem with the ideas in ITU-T work on a battery standardization is that standardization will seriously limit battery innovation. The submission was from DigitalEurope, Recharge, TechAmerica Europe, the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan, Battery Association of Japan, European Portable Battery Association and Rechargeable Battery Association. The work is examining various aspects, including energy efficiency, design, battery life and interchangeability, safety and environmental protection, recycling and reuse. A study on environmental protection and recycling solutions for lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries for mobile terminals and other tech devices is also being discussed.