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Battery recycling programs planned

China plans to start electric vehicle battery recycling programs in the greater Beijing Hebei Tianjin region, the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Central China areas to curb pollution. The pilot program comes after the Chinese government made EV manufacturers responsible for setting up facilities to collect and recycle spent batteries. Vehicle makers and battery makers will explore ways to set up a system to recycle used EV batteries, while local governments will provide policy support including an industrial fund for the trial, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a document on Monday.