article thumbnail

More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

GreenBiz

"I think in a dream world, it is that every product that you would buy is coming from recycled materials that are closed-loop in our own supply chain. We're finding alternate ways to reuse it or we have partners that we're working with who can reuse the materials or recycle materials in some way.

article thumbnail

Projected EV battery recycling capacity outstrips expected supply

Charged

Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? Encouraged by generous government incentives, companies have been investing heavily in battery plants. Current plans for recycling plants see capacity greatly outstripping the supplies of waste batteries.

Recycling 111
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

DOE doubles down on battery manufacturing supply chain with $2.8bn

Smart Energy International

billion from the US Infrastructure Law will expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid as well as for materials and components heretofore imported. This includes critical minerals and materials needed to meet production and deployment goals.

article thumbnail

'Urban mining is essential': Veolia plots EV battery recycling plant for the West Midlands

Business Green

Resource management company Veolia has unveiled plans to build a new recycling plant in the West Midlands that it claims will be capable of processing a fifth of the UK's end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries in 2024.

article thumbnail

Funding For Battery Technology Companies Exploded In 2020

R-Squared Energy

Last fall Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt announced that it had raised $600 million in equity to invest in capacity expansion, research and development, and large-scale recycling. A big part of this strategy is reflected by Northvolt’s investment in battery recycling. That figure is expected to rise to 1.2

article thumbnail

Why Electric Scooters Are Greener Than You Think

Mearth

Many people are familiar with kick scooters but the rise of ride-sharing eco electric scooters across the globe pushed its popularity further, especially in the field of micro-mobility transportation. Given its convenience, portability, and affordability, electric scooters are indeed the future of personal transportation.

article thumbnail

More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

Business Green

"I think in a dream world, it is that every product that you would buy is coming from recycled materials that are closed-loop in our own supply chain. We're finding alternate ways to reuse it or we have partners that we're working with who can reuse the materials or recycle materials in some way.