EV battery recycling in Oslo
Highest EV penetration per capita — early end-of-life volumes. Collections are run from Gothenburg — Nordic Second-Life Campus.
Pickup SLA
48 h
Coverage radius
158 km
Packs retiring / year
4,023
Catchment estimate
Active local names
2
Who we collect from in Oslo
Metro zones are where vehicles live and retire: ride-hailing and delivery fleets, e-bus depots, multi-brand workshops and dealer service centres. Volumes are steady but spread across many small sites, with a wide mix of chemistries and conditions.
- Ride-hailing and delivery fleets
- Electric bus depots
- Dealer and multi-brand workshops
- Battery swap operators
How a Oslo collection runs
Collection runs as a scheduled milk run across depots, dealers and workshops, so single packs never sit for weeks in unventilated storage. Fleet operators can plan retirements against telematics data and book depot collections in batches.
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Book the consignment
Share pack counts, chemistry and approximate state of health. We return an indicative value split and a slotted collection window.
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Compliant pickup
Class 9 certified transport with a pre-filled dangerous goods declaration, transporter authorisation and chain-of-custody sheet. Scheduled milk runs, weekly in dense areas.
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Grading via Gothenburg, Sweden
Every module is tested for capacity, DC resistance and impedance so value is set on measurement, not on age.
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Certificate issued
A recovery certificate with achieved percentages per metal and downstream vendor disclosure, for reporting under EU battery rules as adopted through the EEA Agreement and the Norwegian Waste Regulations.
The rules in Norway
EU battery rules as adopted through the EEA Agreement and the Norwegian Waste Regulations
Regulator: Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljodirektoratet)
Norway applies EU battery legislation through the EEA Agreement. Producers must join an approved take-back scheme, and EV batteries must be collected and treated by permitted operators. Norway was an early EV adopter, so it is one of the first countries to see significant end-of-life EV volumes.
- Join an approved producer responsibility scheme
- Hand retired packs only to permitted treatment operators
- Report volumes to the environment agency
- Follow EEA-adopted battery passport and recycled-content rules as they apply
Watch-out
Packs we collect around Oslo
Common packs in the global market.
Recycling in Oslo: common questions
Where can I recycle an EV battery in Oslo?
Retired EV packs in Oslo are collected on a 48-hour SLA across a 158 km radius and processed through Gothenburg — Nordic Second-Life Campus. Book a pickup and the despatch desk confirms a window within one working day.
How much does EV battery recycling cost in Oslo?
Most healthy packs carry positive value rather than a cost: modules above 75% state of health settle at second-life rates and the remainder settles against contained metal. Heavily damaged packs can carry a handling charge.
Which rules apply to battery waste in Oslo?
EU battery rules as adopted through the EEA Agreement and the Norwegian Waste Regulations, overseen by Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljodirektoratet). Transport follows ADR, and exports to EU treatment sites follow waste shipment rules.
What kind of material do you collect in Oslo?
As a metro collection zone, Oslo mainly produces fleet retirements & workshop returns. Collections run scheduled milk runs, weekly in dense areas.
Retiring packs in Oslo?
Pickups within 48 hours across 158 km, with dangerous goods paperwork pre-filled.