Eneris Recupyl Sp. z o.o., headquartered in Gorzów Wielkopolski (ul. Podmiejska 19), is a company engaged in the recycling of spent batteries and accumulators, registered in the Polish National Court Register under KRS 0000334187 (entered on 29 July 2009). According to the register, its main business is the treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Its sole shareholder is Eneris Baterie Sp. z o.o.; the company belongs to the Eneris group, which describes itself as the largest Polish provider of comprehensive municipal and raw-material management services. The group’s website gives Stanowice as the location of the Eneris Recupyl plant.
The company describes itself as one of Europe’s leading battery recyclers. It sorts and processes batteries and accumulators, handling all their chemistries in its own plant and through certified recyclers. Services for businesses include the collection of spent batteries and accumulators, organisation of their pick-up and transport, sorting of mixed batteries, and confirmation of recycling with a report and certificate. Raw materials from portable batteries and accumulators are recovered in a patented process; operations comply with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and as a member of the European Battery Recycling Association the company follows its guidelines on calculating recycling efficiency.
From the processing of galvanic cells the company recovers and sells metals – zinc, brass and steel – which return to economic use. The Eneris group also runs a lithium-ion battery recycling plant (Eneris B&R) with a capacity of 27,370 t a year, recovering black mass containing lithium, nickel and cobalt compounds, as well as copper and aluminium. The company also holds educational sessions in schools on battery collection and recycling. As an IGMNiR member, Eneris Recupyl represents the recycling of portable batteries and accumulators as a source of zinc and other non-ferrous metals recovered from waste.