All the examples you cite are where they are because recycling is competitive with initial extraction. People bring up the plastic boogeyman to show that's not

All the examples you cite are where they are because recycling is competitive with initial extraction. People bring up the plastic boogeyman to show that's not always true. And yes, asking that question early is valuable [1]. [1]: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/24/recycling-lead-acid-batteries-is-easy-why-is-recycling-lithium-ion-batteries-hard/ https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/24/recycling-lead-acid-bat...