Africa’s E-Waste Recyclers Are Becoming an Unlikely Source of Battery Materials

Informal and formal e-waste recyclers are increasingly feeding recovered metals back into the battery and solar supply chain.

Chinedu Asadu
Chinedu Asadu
Amaka Obi
Amaka Obi

Photo: Tobi Adeyemi / Fuel the Shift

Informal and formal e-waste recyclers are increasingly feeding recovered metals back into the battery and solar supply chain.

Informal and formal e-waste recyclers are increasingly feeding recovered metals back into the battery and solar supply chain. Reporting continues as the story develops, with further detail expected in a follow-up piece.