Colorado’s EV battery recycling bill was signed into law, establishing the most comprehensive EV battery management framework in the U.S. At Redwood, we know that end-of-life EV batteries are not waste. They are valuable assets, whether for energy storage or critical mineral recovery. The framework prioritizes repurposing before recycling, supporting domestic energy storage deployment and extending the productive life of these assets. It establishes a clear recycler standard requiring actual extraction, separation, or refining of materials. It sets strong recovery standards with appropriate phase-in timelines, takes an outcome-based approach rather than banning specific technologies, and preserves direct manufacturer-recycler relationships rather than routing through a centralized stewardship organization designed for negative-value waste products. Redwood works across the full battery lifecycle, from second-life energy storage tomaterial recovery, and we've been working on end-of-life policy diligently.. As other states take up this topic, we're ready to be a resource for the partners and policymakers working to get this right. For more on what's in the law and how we're thinking about it: