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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Increasing the reuse and recycling of batteries at their end of life is essential to increasing the sustainability of batteries and creating a circular economy. Recycling must ramp up. There are huge opportunities for recycling to decrease the need for newly mined materials in batteries. Source: Courtesy of Li-Cycle.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 27, 2022
Luckily, lithium-ion battery recycling research and development has been going on for years and there is an existing and growing repurposing and recycling system in North America for these components. Current lithium-ion battery collection, repurposing, and recycling network in North America. Slattery et al.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Bidirectional EVs Could Be the New Standard Electric vehicles (EVs) should be a clean transportation and a clean energy solution. When EVs do retire, it is critical that we can keep hazardous waste out of landfills and communities while limiting the amount of critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc.)
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2022
It is more like a straight line from silica mine, to refining factory, to shimmering batch of shining polysilicon ingots, to panel assembly , to a couple decades generating clean electricity—and then, far too often, to a landfill. Among those that are recycled, very few have 100% of their material recovered.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Now, more than 25% of its purchased electricity comes from clean energy. The post Dow Is Buying Renewables and Cutting Waste In Its Environmental Quests appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. To reach its goal, access to renewables grew by 900 megawatts.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 31, 2022
The company has been striving to reduce its environmental footprint by setting bold energy, emissions, waste, and water targets. The post Mandarin Oriental Sets Energy, Emissions, Waste, and Water Reduction Targets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
This regulation is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of batteries, limit the use of hazardous materials, decrease reliance on raw materials from outside the EU, and promote high rates of collection, reuse, and recycling. The current battery supply chain faces several pressing challenges.
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