I see three factors that together have prevented recycling: 1. quickly raising demand (this means the recycling pool is small relative to production) 2. low c

I see three factors that together have prevented recycling: 1. quickly raising demand (this means the recycling pool is small relative to production) 2. low cost of the mined source materials 3. established processes Oh I forgot number four the human factor: general shortsightedness. As the supply of old cells grows relative to newly produced cells, the incentives will change. Especially if we hit supply shortages that increase prices.