Integrating offline logistics and online system to recycle e-bicycle battery in China

Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 247
Issue Date:
2020-02-20
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd E-bicycles are powered by batteries including lithium-ion, lead–acid, and others. The reuse of waste batteries shows promise for grid-scale storage. The New National Standard for e-bicycles is to be introduced in China, that might result in the country becoming the largest source of battery waste in the world. If the waste batteries are not recycled appropriately, it will cause significant heavy metal pollution, which will in turn, pose a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health. This paper discusses the current status of recycling of e-bicycle batteries in China and reviews the current recycling approaches. We developed a waste e-bicycle battery recycling system based on “Internet+” to solve the dilemma of recycling end-of-life batteries; this system has three subsystems: offline reverse logistics recovery system, online network recycling system, and traceability management system. In particular, the participation of consumers and government, reward-penalty mechanism, “Internet +” development, and other strategies are considered to improve recycling systems throughout life cycle of the products. The proposed recycling system can increase the waste battery recycling rate by 2.59% under the reward-penalty mechanism, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 58%, which is conducive to promoting sustainable development.
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