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Push to advance recycling of lithium ion batteries

Published: September 15, 2016
Updated: November 20, 2016
by Lacey Evans

The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has received $1.5 million to recover more materials from used lithium ion batteries.

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The latest e-scrap industry news

Top stories from November 2024
Last month, readers were drawn to coverage of an emerging x-ray sorting technology supplier, a CRT processor’s compliance agreement, a major ITAD firm’s analysis of AI opportunities, an interview with the recently appointed RIOS leader, and a data security session at the E-Scrap Conference.
Cyclic, Glencore sign multi-year agreement for copper
Metals and rare earth processor Cyclic Materials signed a multi-year offtake agreement with Glencore to send the smelter copper from e-scrap, batteries and electric motors.
Amazon shares progress in e-scrap diversion
Amazon’s sustainability efforts have resulted in millions of components being diverted from landfills and in longer useful lifespans for equipment, the company announced on its website earlier this month.
Online retailers to contribute to UK e-scrap funding
New U.K. rules will require online retailers importing electronics into the country to contribute to costs associated with recycling e-scrap there, and introduce a new category specifically for vapes.
AI will increase e-scrap, but reuse can help
As artificial intelligence continues to ramp up, researchers said the computing-heavy tool could lead to skyrocketing volumes of end-of-life electronics and called for equal attention to asset management.
Wisconsin CRT stockpile: ‘Like a bomb went off’
Sandwiched between a quiet residential neighborhood and a tree-lined multi-use trail, a 10-year-old cathode ray tube and assorted e-scrap stockpile in West Bend, Wisconsin, is finally being removed and disposed of at an estimated cost of $3.2 million.
Circuit board processor sites first US facility
Mint Innovation, an Australian company that is scaling up a hydrometallurgical technology to recover precious metals from e-scrap, this week began construction on a $20 million refinery in Texas capable of processing nearly 9 million pounds per year of printed circuit boards.