Battery dumping fails acid test

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Most Australians personally want to do the right thing by the environment but the growing incidence of recycling schemes appearing not to be all that they claim risks undermining public trust.

Former employees of the recycling company that runs the national network of Ecobatt battery collection bins at retailers such as Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and Bunnings have told the Herald the company is dumping, stockpiling or burning millions of batteries.

Our investigation by Ben Cubby and Bianca Hall found evidence that Australia’s biggest battery recycler, the Ecocycle group, has persistently evaded audits that would shed light on its battery processing claims.

Data from AirTag location devices secretly placed inside batteries collected by Ecocycle showed waste being diverted from the company’s main processing........

© The Sydney Morning Herald