Call2Recycle brings VMX International into EV battery management network

Consumer battery collections, logistics, recycling and battery management program Call2Recycle Inc., Atlanta, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Detroit-based environmental services company VMX International LLC. The partnership is part of Call2Recycle’s expanding program to meet the increasing demands of electrification and electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

Per the MOU, VMX will provide EV battery collection and transportation from dealerships, automobile dismantlers, manufacturing plants and vehicle/battery incident scenes, plus permitted cross-border shipping between the U.S. and Canada.

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Additional services offered by VMX will include EV battery removal, temporary storage and battery shredding.

“We’re excited to partner with Call2Recycle to deliver battery collections in a safe, compliant and scalable network,” VMX founder and CEO Vickie Lewis says. “This agreement reflects our shared commitment towards safety as a top priority in managing EV batteries.”

Call2Recycle says the EV batteries VMX collects will be tracked and managed by Call2Recycle’s GreenTraxEV software platform with regionalized customization for additional care during EV battery pickup.

“VMX International is instrumental to our mission in advancing safe and efficient EV battery management,” Call2Recycle CEO Leo Raudys says. “Our combined services will automate the present manual method many clients use to handle EV batteries and strengthen our existing battery logistics platform.”