Only 13 % of 110 used lead acid batteries are recycled in Nigeria

Only about 13 per cent of the over 110,000 used lead-acid batteries (ULABs) that find their ways into Nigeria’s shores every year are recycled, and when they are, it is mostly done at informal shelters located within residential areas.

Stakeholders comprising the Clean Technology Hub, a pioneering hybrid hub for the research, development, demonstration and incubation of clean energy technologies in Africa; Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN); and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, made this known at a workshop on how to properly manage ULABs which are used for energy storage. Stakeholders team up to push for extended producer responsibility frameworks.

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