[jitendrac]

I think the ultimate solution would be a policy for fair and slightly premium return value for dead battery from manufacturer upon battery exchange or sale. It will make companies recycle their own batteries, get customer financial reason to recycle it and also a steady second supply of rare/expensive raw materials for producing new batteries which will reduce pressure on existing resources.

[mcronce]

This seems to have worked pretty well with the "core return" system on used 12V batteries for ICE vehicles. Even with a pretty small (usually $15-20 in my experience) financial incentive, people do tend to bring them in.

[ars]

It helps that they are heavy and annoying to dispose of, people are happy to let someone else take them instead.

[s0rce]

The battery pack in an EV is comparable: very heavy, large, dangerous voltages and chemical energy.

[kube-system]

IIRC Toyota does with their hybrid batteries.

It makes sense anyway, there’s a lot of material of value even in a dead pack.