I was interested in what it takes to recycle a Li-ion cell and this was a pretty good overview for others: https://cen.acs.org/materials/energy-storage/time-se

I was interested in what it takes to recycle a Li-ion cell and this was a pretty good overview for others: https://cen.acs.org/materials/energy-storage/time-serious-recycling-lithium/97/i28 https://cen.acs.org/materials/energy-storage/time-serious-re... It's expensive now to recycle, and according to the article, the costs don't drop to recycle because if it's cheaper to dig up ore vs. recycle, well, the business doesn't exist.