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Batteries can be recycled, just like solar panels can. Maybe not as easy as metals or glass, but can be recycled nonetheless
by ragebol 1y ago
Batteries can be recycled, just like solar panels can.
Maybe not as easy as metals or glass, but can be recycled nonetheless
- Aziell 1y agoI didn’t know batteries could actually be recycled. I always thought it wasn’t very common. But now I’m curious how high the actual recycling rate is. Are there any good examples of it working well?
- burkaman 1y agoIt's very difficult to tell what the global recycling rate is, here's a good article about that: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/battery-recycling-myth https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/battery-recycling-.... It might be as high as 59%. There are a lot of companies working on ramping up this industry in the US, some examples are https://ascendelements.com/ https://ascendelements.com/, https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/ https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/, https://ecobat.com/our-business/ecobat-solutions/lithium-services/ https://ecobat.com/our-business/ecobat-solutions/lithium-ser.... There's no real technological barrier, it's just about making the economics work.