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Batteries and Billions

The global need for lithium-ion batteries is projected to grow by over 500% in the next decade, creating a soaring demand for new battery factories and key components of batteries, especially metals. Establishing sustainable battery-supply chains is an important goal. Fortunately, metals are infinitely reusable, and so billions of dollars are being poured into new battery recycling plants.

By |2023-04-27T06:07:54-07:00April 27th, 2023|Our Amazing Earth|2 Comments

A Lighter Side of Lithium – Part 2

Meeting increased demand for lithium has a dark side of potentially damaging the environment and public health – but fortunately there is also a lighter side. Recycling can reclaim valuable metals including lithium from the battery packs that might otherwise end up in landfills. Together, recovery from other industrial operations and recycling could eventually reduce the need to wrestle new metal supplies out of the ground.

By |2021-03-04T07:36:47-07:00March 4th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|6 Comments
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