Kingston, Ontario-based battery recycling firm Cyclic Materials signed a deal with e-bike and e-scooter company Lime to recover rare earth metals from end-of-life motors.
Dallas, Texas-headquartered battery processor Ecobat is in the process of selling its battery recycling and lead manufacturing operations in France, although Ecobat’s French lithium-ion collection business in France is not part of the deal.
Jennie Romer, known for plastics pollution work at Surfrider and at the EPA’s pollution prevention office, will address e-scrap, textiles and circular economy policy in her new role at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.