Battery Recycling Revolution: How Ozop Energy Solutions and Cirba Solutions Are Reshaping the EV Supply Chain

The electric vehicle boom is creating a new challenge for dealerships across America: managing end-of-life batteries responsibly while maintaining profitability. As EV adoption accelerates, dealers face mounting pressure to handle battery disposal properly—a complex process requiring specialized expertise and infrastructure. Ozop Energy Solutions and Cirba Solutions have just announced a strategic collaboration that addresses this exact pain point through a comprehensive national dealership network program.

The Partnership: What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes

On January 11, 2023, Ozop Energy Solutions finalized a multi-year agreement with Cirba Solutions to create a turnkey battery recycling solution for dealerships. The deal represents a significant expansion of Ozop’s existing EV warranty and insurance offerings through its subsidiary, OZOP Plus. By pairing extended battery coverage with full-scale recycling services, the partnership tackles two critical bottlenecks: first-life battery performance guarantees and end-of-life material recovery.

Cirba Solutions brings operational muscle to the table. The company handles the entire lifecycle: collection logistics, facility coordination, battery dismantling, and material extraction. Rather than dealers coordinating with multiple vendors, the new program centralizes all functions through a single trusted provider. This streamlined approach reduces friction and accelerates the circular battery supply chain.

Why This Matters for the EV Industry

The statistics tell a compelling story. As EV sales surge in the United States, dealerships are receiving exponentially more trade-in vehicles. Without efficient recycling infrastructure, these batteries represent both an environmental liability and a missed economic opportunity. Critical materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel recovered from recycled packs are valuable commodities that should re-enter manufacturing pipelines—not landfills.

Cirba Solutions’ integrated approach combines capabilities from Heritage Battery Recycling, Retriev Technologies, and Battery Solutions. This consolidation creates a differentiated platform that validates cathode production, manages logistics, and ensures environmental compliance simultaneously.

Scaling the Vision: Coast-to-Coast Impact

According to David Klanecky, President & CEO of Cirba Solutions, this dealership program is designed to accelerate circular battery supply chain adoption across the nation. Rather than piecemeal recycling efforts, the collaboration enables standardized, nationwide protocols. Dealerships gain instant access to collection programs, eliminating the burden of finding their own disposal partners.

Brian Conway, CEO of Ozop Energy Solutions, emphasizes the strategic importance: “Partnering with trusted sources ensures dealerships have the resources needed as EV adoption accelerates. This expands our turnkey solutions coast-to-coast while increasing overall battery recycling rates in the US.”

Understanding the Players

Ozop Energy Solutions operates across multiple renewable energy verticals. The company’s flagship strategy focuses on energy storage infrastructure and assets supporting the rapid growth of distributed renewable capacity. Through its ownership stake in OZOP Plus, Ozop has established itself as a provider of comprehensive EV battery warranties and insurance—products that now integrate recycling services.

Ozop Energy Systems, the distributor division, sells renewable energy products including solar, microgrids, energy storage, and EV charging infrastructure to commercial and institutional customers across North America.

Ozop Engineering and Design specializes in digital lighting control solutions for commercial buildings and sports facilities, managing power efficiency through occupancy sensors, daylight controls, and programmable relay systems.

Cirba Solutions positions itself as the industry’s only complete end-to-end battery recycling service provider. Beyond collection and processing, the company supplies recovered materials back into manufacturing supply chains, closing the loop entirely. Its technology stack emphasizes safety, sustainability, and operational transparency.

The Broader Context

This collaboration reflects a structural shift in how the EV industry is organizing around sustainability. Dealerships now function as touchpoints in a circular economy—not just transaction centers. The ability to offer customers battery warranty coverage AND responsible end-of-life management creates competitive advantage.

For Cirba Solutions, the dealership channel represents massive distribution potential. Rather than building relationships with individual recycling operators, dealerships provide immediate market access across the nation. For Ozop, integrating recycling services deepens customer relationships and extends the company’s value proposition beyond initial vehicle sales.

The program doesn’t yet have announced pricing, timeline milestones, or specific dealership enrollment targets—details likely to emerge as implementation accelerates. What’s clear is that infrastructure for handling EV battery lifecycle management is becoming table-stakes in dealership operations, not optional add-ons.