The Heritage Group is collaborating with Romeo Power and Heritage-Crystal Clean to leverage a well-established logistics network for spent lithium-ion battery collection, processing and reuse assessment.
The Heritage Group launched Heritage Battery Recycling (HBR), in late 2020 to address growing market demand for safe, sustainable solutions for lithium-ion batteries near or at end-of-life. HBR's goal is to recover and reuse critical battery precursor resources that exist in finite supply across the globe. In collaboration with Romeo Power, HBR will develop a battery reuse and recycling facility sited in the southwestern United States.
"By working directly with Romeo Power, we have a unique opportunity to provide a safe, environmentally sound end-of-life strategy for commercial truck manufacturers, commercial fleet managers and conscientious business owners who are investing in clean energy today," said Jeff Laborsky, CEO of Heritage. "We are proud to be part of this long-term sustainability collaboration."
To jumpstart efficiencies in transportation and logistics for HBR's battery collection operations across North America, Heritage has partnered with Heritage-Crystal Clean, a leading provider of parts cleaning, used oil re-refining, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste services primarily focused on small and mid-sized customers. Crystal Clean's extensive network of 89 branch locations, advanced logistic operations and long-standing customer relationships across the automotive sector position it as an optimal partner for HBR.
Together, Heritage and Crystal Clean bring HBR access to over 100,000 customer locations, 2,500 knowledgeable employees, a fleet of over 1,300 power units and 108 facility locations across North America.
"Since its inception, Heritage-Crystal Clean has partnered with Heritage in an effort to provide value to our customers," explained Brian Recatto, President and CEO of Heritage-Crystal Clean. "We're excited about our commitment to invest in a new partnership with Heritage Battery Recycling because it not only furthers our valuable relationship with Heritage, but is demonstrative of our vision to protect the earth's resources and our mission to provide environmentally sustainable solutions to our customers."
