Making battery recycling safer, simpler, and smarter for everyone.
The Battery Network’s OneDrum™ was named Battery Safety Technology of the Year at The Battery Show 2025. This award recognizes solutions that directly address one of the industry’s toughest challenges: preventing or mitigating thermal runaway and other safety risks in battery handling and recycling. OneDrum™ stood out for its unique ability to simplify the collection and transportation of mixed batteries while keeping people, facilities, and the environment safer.
Winning this award reinforces what many in the industry already know: OneDrum™ is redefining what safe, practical, and scalable battery recycling looks like.
Innovation that Simplifies Safety
Launched in 2022, OneDrum™ reimagines how large volumes of used batteries are collected, stored, and transported. Traditionally, batteries need to be sorted by chemistry and individually bagged or taped, an inefficient and time-consuming process. OneDrum™ changes that.
With OneDrum™, all consumer batteries, single-use and rechargeable, can be placed in a single container without sorting. This all-in-one system features a built-in fire suppressant that cushions batteries, prevents short circuits, and helps mitigate the risk of thermal events. It’s a safer, faster, and more compliant way to collect batteries at scale.
Designed for Safety and Compliance
The OneDrum™ system meets all U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements for transporting mixed batteries and is backed by an exclusive special permit that eliminates the need for excess labeling and packaging.
Pilot sites using OneDrum™ have reported time savings of 50–70% in battery preparation and a significant reduction in storage footprint—proof that safety and efficiency can go hand in hand.
A Safer Future for Battery Recycling
The Battery Show’s recognition of OneDrum™ as Battery Safety Technology of the Year reflects a growing awareness that true innovation isn’t just about what’s new, it’s about what makes a real difference.
By helping organizations handle batteries more safely and efficiently, OneDrum™ is making it easier for everyone—from waste facilities to retailers to local governments—to take part in a safer, smarter circular economy.
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