Our purpose is to ensure batteries are a valuable resource in Aotearoa New Zealand’s journey to a low emissions future.
To achieve this, they need to be effectively and safely managed throughout their lifecycle to maximise resource use over their entire life, through reuse in second life applications, recovery and recycling.
The Battery Industry Group (B.I.G.) is a group of over 170 stakeholders brought together to research and co-design the product stewardship scheme required by government for a priority product. Large batteries were declared a priority product In June 2020 under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. Find out more about our co-design process here.
The Battery Industry Group operates under the governance of Auto Stewardship New Zealand, a not-for-profit Product Stewardship Organisation. You can see the current Trustees of Auto Stewardship New Zealand here.
Research for phase one of the project was undertaken by Duncan Wilson of Eunomia Research and Consulting and co-ordinated by WasteMinz, with input from specialist advisory groups under the guidance of then B.I.G. chair Juhi Shareef.
Phase two of the project was managed by 3R Group with input from specialist advisory groups under the guidance of ASNZ Chair, Mark Gilbert, and has been completed.
For enquiries about the current status of the project, please contact us.