My college dorms basement had an elaborate recycling area with various trash cans.
One was a slim, long, transparent container with a small opening at the top.
It was a dedicated trash can for batteries.
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It specifically points out that EV batteries are not part of the list.
This step aims to reuse those minerals, shift towards clean energy manufacturing, and limit imports from China.
Emily Mullin atWiredexplains that the battery recycling plan goes beyond reusing its components.
With all that flammable chemicals inside, its like a ticking time bomb waiting to go off.
Interestingly, they also highlight that recycling them will still be a considerable challenge despite introducing battery collection points.
Its a task and a half to extract the precious minerals from these batteries.
They go as far as to say that processing these materials can be more expensive than mining them fresh.
Not only is the task difficult to undertake, but its also unsafe and very costly.
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