In its sustainability report, Glencore noted it is looking to grow its metals recycling capabilities in North America. | PixieMe/Shutterstock
Glencore harvested nearly 100,000 pounds of precious metals and 60 million pounds of copper from electronic scrap last year, according to the company’s 2021 sustainability report.
Analysts suggest there is not a critical mass of end-of-life EV batteries available to support fast scaling of the industry. | Sergii Chernov/Shutterstock
Lithium-ion battery recycling facilities are being announced with greater frequency, many aiming to capture the emerging supply of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. But a research firm says several factors will prevent this industry from ramping up until after 2030.
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N2S has been conducting bioleaching trials on Colt Technology Services’ end-of-life electronics. | Funtap/Shutterstock
An electronics reuse and recycling company is conducting trials of a technology to recover precious metals from end-of-life network and data center equipment.
Gold is an important commodity in the e-scrap stream. | ago87/Shutterstock
Prices for a key e-scrap precious metal have increased to near several-month highs of late, and analysts say the price may increase to 2020 highs depending on wider economic trends.
PeopleForBikes, a bicycle industry trade association, is working with battery stewardship group Call2Recycle to kick-start the voluntary lithium-ion battery recycling program. | Golden Shrimp/Shutterstock
A voluntary e-bike battery stewardship program launches, and a startup receives a $2 million contract to demonstrate its battery recycling technology. Those items are among recent announcements related to lithium-ion battery recycling.
The recently announced Georgia plant would be able to process 90,000 metric tons of recovered materials. | Courtesy of Aurubis
One of the world’s largest copper producers this week laid out plans for a $345 million smelter in Georgia to process printed circuit boards, cables and other scrap materials into an intermediate copper product.
Excir, a Canadian startup, will provide its hydrometallurgical technology to the British Royal Mint. | stocksolutions/Shutterstock
The British Royal Mint is going into e-scrap recycling with the help of a Canadian startup, and a U.S. university “flash cooks” e-scrap to efficiently extract metals.
Federal researchers have developed a process that could make lithium-ion battery recycling more economically viable. | Allyson Kitts / Shutterstock
Scientists announce a breakthrough in recovering lithium-ion battery metals, two battery recycling companies merge, and an “AquaRefining” R&D center opens.
A petition calls on the federal government to prioritize metals recycling and reuse over new mining. | GSPhotography / Shutterstock
A coalition of Native American tribes and environmental activists are petitioning the federal government for stricter regulations on metals mining and more support for e-scrap recycling.
