Submitted 04/2026
EV & Hybrid Battery Dismantling & Recycling Services
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Short Description
GLR (Great Lakes Recycling) provides industrial-scale, R2v3- and RIOS-certified dismantling for EV, hybrid, and prototype battery packs prior to Battery Recycling or Reuse. Specializing in fast and efficient pack-to-module disassembly, GLR safely decommissions high-voltage systems to recover battery modules and EV-grade components such as bus bars, cooling plates or connectors , offering a sustainable alternative to total shredding for OEMs, dealerships, scrap yards, and repair shops.
Upcoming: in-house second-life testing capabilities.
Service Details
- Dismantling-as-a-Service — Customer retains ownership; Customer ships the packs to GLR, where they are professionally dismantled, and the resulting modules are returned to the customer for recycling, reuse or second-life applications.
- Full Disposition & Recycling: GLR takes batteries and handles everything. Depending on the battery type and market value, GLR either buys the batteries from you or charges a recycling fee to process them.
- EV & HEV battery packs and modules; Prototype / R&D / pre-production packs (under NDA); Warranty recalls, consumer batteries.
- All chemistries accepted; both DDR and non-DDR.
- Whole vehicles routed via scrapyard partners.
- Palletized battery modules (chemistry & weight labeled)
- EV-grade dismantled components for resale — bus bars, aluminum, copper, steel, and wiring.
- Battery Cells produced occasionally on request.
- Sorted scrap metals, circuit boards, and wires routed to metal reclamation.
- All chemistries — Lithium-ion (incl. NMC and LFP), Nickel Metal Hydride, and others.
- Potted/epoxy-filled structural packs handled case-by-case via sample flow before committing to larger volumes.
- Up to ~500,000 lbs of EV/hybrid battery material processed per month (~3.5M lbs in 2025;)
- Typical single modular-pack load turned around in ~1.5 days
- Typical outbound module truckload ~40,000 lbs.
Service Information in Detail
- Great Lakes Recycling (GLR) provides industrial-scale, R2v3- and RIOS-certified dismantling services for EV, hybrid, and prototype battery packs.
- From a 60,000 sq. ft. facility in River Rouge, Michigan — with an active rail spur and a dedicated EV/hybrid dismantling line — GLR serves OEMs, battery manufacturers, dealerships, repair shops, scrapyards, fleet operators, and energy-storage players across the US, into Canada, and via international partners with a US presence.
- GLR's core service is fast, efficient pack-to-module dismantling: a full modular-pack load is typically turned around in about 1.5 days. Incoming packs are safely disassembled, and sorted into modules plus recovered EV-grade components such as bus bars, aluminum, copper, steel, and wiring — pure battery-grade materials that GLR actively routes back into the supply chain rather than scrapping. Cells are produced only occasionally on request.
- GLR is not a mechanical recycler; downstream shredding and material recovery is handled by qualified partners.
- Current throughput is up to ~500,000 lbs of EV/hybrid battery material per month at one dedicated team, with ~3.5M lbs processed in 2025.
- All chemistries are accepted — including Li-ion (NMC, LFP) and Nickel Metal Hydride — along with both DDR and non-DDR material.
- Potted/epoxy-filled structural packs (e.g., newer Tesla and BMW designs) are evaluated, with dedicated process-development trials planned for spring/summer 2026. Prototype and pre-production packs are routinely handled under NDA, making GLR a go-to partner for OEMs strategizing teardown of new pack architectures.
- Safety is layered: risk-assessment-based sorted storage, rejection of improperly packaged inbound shipments, internal safety standards reviewed and updated monthly, thermal runaway incident protocols, and 24/7 thermal monitoring — all under R2v3 and RIOS oversight and regular EGLE site audits.
Features & USPs
Fast Pack-to-Module Turnaround
A full modular pack load is dismantled in ~1.5 days — significantly faster than typical EV battery recyclers — keeping OEM and dealer programs moving.
Two Flexible Business Models
Buy EV/hybrid packs and modules outright, or use GLR as a Dismantling-as-a-Service partner — packs come in, modules are returned to the customer.
Three-Option Output Strategy
Each pack can be routed to shredding, second-life/energy storage, or module replacement — giving customers an alternative to total destruction.
NDA-Ready Prototype Expertise
Trusted NDA partner for OEMs and battery makers on prototype, pre-production, warranty-return, and potted/epoxy-filled pack teardown.
Service & Support Offerings
- Headquartered in River Rouge, Michigan, US.
- Currently picks up in ~30 US states and serves all 50 via approved hazmat-certified third-party carriers.
- Sweet spot: Midwest (MI, WI, IL, OH, IN) plus NY, PA, and NC. Open to Canada and to international partners with a US presence.
GRL comes up with innovate and new dismantling processes for challenging designs. Trial run through NDA and then large scale offtake.
GLR actively educates scrapyards on how to identify, safely handle, package, and responsibly outlet EV and hybrid battery packs.
In-house Testing Station targeted for launch Summer 2026, positioning GLR among the handful of UL-1974-listed module testers in North America. Once online, dismantled modules will ship with full datasheets (chemistry, state-of-health, kWh, weight, mileage) to support qualified second-life and module-replacement use cases.