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There’s gold (and lithium and cobalt) in all those EV battery packs

The Verge: Energy

Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on. In 2021, battery manufacturing in the United States totaled approximately 55 gigawatt-hours’ worth of cells, or roughly enough batteries to produce 700,000 EVs.

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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges

Grist

For the next few months, civil engineers will subject the blades to a battery of tests as they design and build a pedestrian bridge that uses pieces of them to replace traditional steel girders. Others, like General Electric, are using old turbine blades to cook up new materials. Unfortunately, in the U.S.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

GreenBiz

Only 20 percent of e-waste is recycled, according to a United Nations University report in 2017. The fate of the rest is mostly unknown, probably either landfilled, reused or recycled informally. For Ed Boyd, an inside look at a recycling plant was a wake-up call. AI already helps predict when a laptop battery will fail.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

Business Green

Only 20 percent of e-waste is recycled, according to a United Nations University report in 2017. The fate of the rest is mostly unknown, probably either landfilled, reused or recycled informally. For Ed Boyd, an inside look at a recycling plant was a wake-up call. AI already helps predict when a laptop battery will fail.

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How Dell and Levi’s envision the future of repair

AGreenLiving

Only 20 percent of e-waste is recycled, according to a United Nations University report in 2017. The fate of the rest is mostly unknown, probably either landfilled, reused or recycled informally. For Ed Boyd, an inside look at a recycling plant was a wake-up call. AI already helps predict when a laptop battery will fail.

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How Dell and Levi’s envision the future of repair

AGreenLiving

Only 20 percent of e-waste is recycled, according to a United Nations University report in 2017. The fate of the rest is mostly unknown, probably either landfilled, reused or recycled informally. For Ed Boyd, an inside look at a recycling plant was a wake-up call. AI already helps predict when a laptop battery will fail.