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Winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Re-X Before Recycling Prize will get $50,000. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
Twenty teams have received $50,000 each from a U.S. Department of Energy competition aimed at extending the life cycle for such materials as electric vehicle batteries, packaging, textiles and construction materials. Continue Reading