Make your opinion count

If you are actively involved in the management of the end-of-life of batteries in Europe, from providing a second life, recycling, and recovery of secondary material, join EBRA.
Your voice and opinion will help shape the future of the battery recycling industry.

EBRA | Battery recycling: generating the materials of tomorrow

Benefits of becoming EBRA member 

 Why should you join EBRA?

EBRA is the answers for your needs!

  • To develop a strategic road map document for the EU Commission regarding the battery recycling chain;

    To identify and record all on-going R&I initiatives that could be of interest to our members;

    To keep track of project funding possibilities.

 

How to become an EBRA member

EBRA is an international not-for-profit organisation registered under Belgian law and funded by the membership fees.  

There are 3 types of membership: full membership, associate membership, and membership for companies involved in refurbishing, repurposing, and reusing (this type of membership is currently being developed).

 

Full membership

To become a full member of EBRA, the following conditions need to be met:

  1. You have activities in the field of sorting or recycling batteries on the continent of Europe;

  2. You are a first line sorting or recycling plant (your input is made of batteries) and you fully comply with the requirements of the Battery Regulation, including the Recycling Efficiency (RE);

  3. You subscribe to the EBRA charter (available on request ).

Associate membership

Associate membership is for companies not meeting the conditions for full membership but that can contribute to the activities of EBRA.

For example:

  • Recyclers of fractions coming from the first recycling step

  • Companies not having sorting or recycling activities in Europe

  • Companies involved with dismantling batteries or repurposing them

  • Start-up companies or companies starting to work in the field of sorting or recycling batteries

Current Membership fee

  • Full member: € 7500 / year

  • Associate member (50%): € 3750 / year

The membership fee is invoiced at the beginning of each calendar year.  For new members, the fee is calculated pro rata temporis for the first year.

Procedure to become EBRA member

New applications are processed by the secretariat of EBRA and proposed to a vote at the level of the EBRA General Assembly.