Battery recycling is rapidly emerging as a strategic pillar of the energy economy and a critical enabler of U.S. energy security, industrial resilience, and supply chain independence. As electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates, the ability to recover and reuse high-value minerals—such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt—from used batteries is essential to our global competitiveness and creating a secure, circular economy.

Battery recycling offers a clear path forward to reduce reliance on foreign-controlled supply chains, stabilize manufacturing costs, and create new economic opportunities. Still, key challenges remain, such as transportation bottlenecks, unclear liability rules, fragmented regulations, and a lack of consistent standards for battery collection and processing that threaten to slow progress. Addressing these barriers will require a cohesive national strategy that strengthens domestic infrastructure and ensures batteries remain in U.S. industrial ecosystems.