Western Australia-based Enecell has opened a lead acid battery recycling facility in the state.

The firm confirmed in a LinkedIn post on July 2 that the plant in Perth has been built to handle up to 34,000 tonnes of lead acid batteries annually.

Investment costs were not disclosed, but Enecell said the move was aimed at supporting local processing capability for a hazardous waste stream that had too often been transported elsewhere or handled through improper channels.

Enecell is a newly established lead acid breaker in Perth servicing the WA state market.

The firm is a subsidiary of The Owens Group, a WA recycling business and a family-owned company with almost two decades of experience servicing WA. The group also has other establishments in the state servicing the ferrous and non-ferrous recycling sector.

Enecell said the new Perth facility is part of a broader shift toward safe, local and circular resource recovery in WA — recovering value from used lead acid batteries and helping reduce the environmental, safety and compliance risks associated with battery waste.

Founded by Paul Owens, Enecell has been developed without government assistance and after what the company said was a complex approvals process across state and federal requirements.

“As battery use continues to grow across transport, industry, resources and energy, local recycling infrastructure will play an increasingly important role in how Australia manages end-of-life batteries responsibly,” Enecell said.

In June 2025 the company said it had agreed a master offtake deal for lead battery material in Australia with Ace Green Recycling, that company’s first commercial agreement in Australia.

The offtake deal was part of a commercial agreement under which Enecell will sell 100% of its recycled lead material from its new battery breaking recycling facility to Ace for resale.