Mongolia & Czech Republic Β· Circular Economy
Mongolia
Circular Battery
Initiative
Building circular systems that protect water, recover battery minerals, and create a clean future for people and planet.
Water Protection
EV Battery Recycling
Clean Minerals
11M+
EV batteries by 2030
95%
minerals recoverable
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Mongolia Pilot
Working to establish the first local battery recycling ecosystem aligned with Mongolia’s critical mineral landscape.
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Czech Connection
Seeking technical knowledge transfer with European recycling and engineering partners.
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Circular by Design
Every battery recovered becomes a resource. Zero waste. Full value chain.
β End-to-End System
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Our Vision
A Circular System
Built for Mongolia
MCBI was founded on a simple but powerful belief: the resources inside used batteries should return to the earth’s economy β not poison its water and soil.
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Local Recycling Infrastructure
We are working toward Mongolia’s first dedicated battery collection and processing system, reducing reliance on unregulated disposal.
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Czech Republic Pilot (Planned)
We aim to bring proven European recycling technologies to Mongolia by building partnerships with Czech engineers and researchers.
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Critical Mineral Recovery
Lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese recovered from spent batteries re-enter supply chains β creating local economic value.
The Problem We Solve
Why It Matters
The global energy transition generates millions of spent batteries each year. Without systems to manage them, the cost is paid by communities, rivers, and soil.
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Clean Water at Risk
Improperly disposed batteries leach lead, cadmium, and acid into groundwater, threatening drinking sources and aquatic ecosystems across Mongolia’s vast steppe.
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Soil Contamination
Heavy metal contamination from battery waste degrades agricultural land and nomadic herding territories β a direct threat to livelihoods and food security.
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Critical Mineral Waste
Mongolia holds extraordinary mineral wealth. Battery recycling can recover lithium, cobalt, and nickel β keeping strategic resources in local hands rather than landfills.
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The EV Battery Wave
The global electric vehicle revolution will retire hundreds of millions of batteries in the next decade. Countries without recycling systems will become dumping grounds. Countries with them will build wealth.
MCBI positions Mongolia on the right side of this transition β as a processing and recovery nation, not a disposal site.
140M
EVs on roads by 2035
(IEA Estimate)
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Circular Economy Logic
Every kilogram of battery waste properly recycled is a kilogram of new material that doesn’t need to be mined, shipped, or refined from scratch. Circularity is efficiency.
What We Offer
Services
MCBI LLC provides research and advisory support for organizations working on batteries, circular economy and EPR in Mongolia and Europe. Project-based β contact us for a quote.
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Mongolian-Language Research
EU battery, EPR and ESG documents translated and adapted for Mongolian stakeholders
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Market & Policy Research
Battery import trends, waste projections and policy mapping for Mongolia
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EU Battery Regulation Guidance
What the EU Battery Regulation and digital battery passport mean for Mongolian partners
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CzechβMongolia Connections
Linking European companies and researchers with Mongolian partners
Open Partnership
Who We’re Looking For
MCBI is an open, mission-driven initiative. We grow through collaboration. If you work in any of these fields, there’s a role for you in this mission.
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Researchers
Materials science, environmental chemistry, hydrogeology
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Engineers
Process, chemical, and industrial systems engineers
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Policymakers
Government bodies, regulatory advisors, environmental agencies
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NGOs
Environmental, community development, and sustainability organizations
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Tech Partners
Battery tech, clean energy, data platforms, and circular economy innovators
Ready to build the future of battery circularity?
Future Thinking
“The same world that
shares one internet
must share one responsibility
for the minerals that power it.”
Technology connects us. The rare earth minerals inside every battery, every device, every electric vehicle β they come from the ground. That ground is shared. That future must be circular.
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Humanity First
People and communities at the center of every decision. Clean water and safe land are non-negotiable rights.
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Technology as Enabler
We use advanced recycling science and data systems to unlock value from what the old economy discarded.
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Sustainability by Design
Circular thinking isn’t an add-on. It’s the architecture of every system we build β from policy to processing.
Get In Touch
Let’s Build
This Together
Whether you want to collaborate on research, contribute expertise, fund a pilot, or simply learn more β we want to hear from you.
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