Bartlesville, OK – Blue Whale Materials (BWM) was featured in Recycling Today June 2025 Edition in a story covering the Recycler’s pathway to establishing the commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. 

“A Whale to watch” outlines BWM's rich history in the recycling space builds upon numerous safety and operational lessons learned in Co-Founders Robert Kang & David Fauvre’s early days as brokers shipping end-of-life batteries overseas for processing. Utilizing these experiences to bring this processing domestically, especially to a region as welcoming and talented as Oklahoma, is exciting and aligns well with the bright future of the battery recycling & critical minerals production industry.

Find the full Recycling Today “A Whale to watch” story here.