Toxco / Retriev Trail BC Lithium Recycling
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Toxco / Retriev Trail BC Lithium Recycling
[Last updated: Apr 2026]
This battery recycler is part of the advanced manufacturing circularity ecosystem.
| Operator: | Toxco / Retriev |
| Facility: | Trail BC Lithium Recycling |
| Location: | Trail British Columbia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Type: | Recycler |
| Capacity: | 5000 tons/yt |
| Input chemistry: | All Li-ion + Li primary |
| Products: | Battery Li2CO3 + material recovery |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opened: | 1992 |
| Investment: | $B USD |
| Customers: | Defense / multiple |
| OEM Partnership: | US DoD (Li primary cells) |
| EU mandate: | No | Geo risk: | LOW |
Supply chain notes:
North America's oldest Li-ion recycler; Trail BC; includes defense-grade primary lithium cell recycling (unique capability); feeds into IRA domestic material supply chain..
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