The Necessity of Recycling of Waste Li-Ion Batteries Used in Electric Vehicles as Objects Posing a Threat to Human Health and the Environment

The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors modern economy. Growing customer expectations, implementing solutions related to electromobility, and increasingly stringent legal restrictions in field environmental protection, determine development introduction innovative technologies car production. To power most vehicles that include electric hybrid cars, packages various types lithium-ion cells are used, number which constantly growing. After use, these batteries, due their complex chemical composition, constitute hazardous waste difficult manage must be recycled technological lines. article presents morphological characteristics currently used Li-ion cells, threats safety people environment may occur event improper use batteries accumulators have been identified described on basis Regulation European Parliament Council (EC) No. 1272/2008 16 December 2008 1907/2006 18 2006 classification, labeling packaging substances mixtures registration, evaluation, authorization restriction chemicals (REACH), establishing Chemicals Agency.