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  1. #BurlingtonVT startup #NthCycle scores billion-dollar metal #recycling deal

    By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff, March 17, 2026

    "Both Nth Cycle and Ascend have developed water-based technologies to extract metals by reprocessing 'black mass,' the ground-up remnants of worn-out #lithiumIon batteries. They can also use the leftover scrap generated by battery manufacturers. Both companies claim that their technologies can capture these metals while generating far less #ToxicWaste than other recycling methods."

    Read more:
    bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/bus

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/6PoQj

    #SolarPunkSunday #MetalRecycling #LithiumRecycling #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #NickelRecycling #CobaltRecycling #Recycling #NoMining #Reuse

  2. #BurlingtonVT startup #NthCycle scores billion-dollar metal #recycling deal

    By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff, March 17, 2026

    "Both Nth Cycle and Ascend have developed water-based technologies to extract metals by reprocessing 'black mass,' the ground-up remnants of worn-out #lithiumIon batteries. They can also use the leftover scrap generated by battery manufacturers. Both companies claim that their technologies can capture these metals while generating far less #ToxicWaste than other recycling methods."

    Read more:
    bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/bus

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/6PoQj

    #SolarPunkSunday #MetalRecycling #LithiumRecycling #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #NickelRecycling #CobaltRecycling #Recycling #NoMining #Reuse

  3. #BurlingtonVT startup #NthCycle scores billion-dollar metal #recycling deal

    By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff, March 17, 2026

    "Both Nth Cycle and Ascend have developed water-based technologies to extract metals by reprocessing 'black mass,' the ground-up remnants of worn-out #lithiumIon batteries. They can also use the leftover scrap generated by battery manufacturers. Both companies claim that their technologies can capture these metals while generating far less #ToxicWaste than other recycling methods."

    Read more:
    bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/bus

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/6PoQj

    #SolarPunkSunday #MetalRecycling #LithiumRecycling #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #NickelRecycling #CobaltRecycling #Recycling #NoMining #Reuse

  4. #BurlingtonVT startup #NthCycle scores billion-dollar metal #recycling deal

    By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff, March 17, 2026

    "Both Nth Cycle and Ascend have developed water-based technologies to extract metals by reprocessing 'black mass,' the ground-up remnants of worn-out #lithiumIon batteries. They can also use the leftover scrap generated by battery manufacturers. Both companies claim that their technologies can capture these metals while generating far less #ToxicWaste than other recycling methods."

    Read more:
    bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/bus

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/6PoQj

    #SolarPunkSunday #MetalRecycling #LithiumRecycling #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #NickelRecycling #CobaltRecycling #Recycling #NoMining #Reuse

  5. #BurlingtonVT startup #NthCycle scores billion-dollar metal #recycling deal

    By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff, March 17, 2026

    "Both Nth Cycle and Ascend have developed water-based technologies to extract metals by reprocessing 'black mass,' the ground-up remnants of worn-out #lithiumIon batteries. They can also use the leftover scrap generated by battery manufacturers. Both companies claim that their technologies can capture these metals while generating far less #ToxicWaste than other recycling methods."

    Read more:
    bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/bus

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/6PoQj

    #SolarPunkSunday #MetalRecycling #LithiumRecycling #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #NickelRecycling #CobaltRecycling #Recycling #NoMining #Reuse

  6. #Maine will require battery makers to provide #recycling options

    By Tina Fischer, April 9, 2026

    "Gov. #JanetMills signed into law a measure that will offer more options to recycle both single-use #alkaline and #LithiumIon batteries in Maine.

    "LD 474 updates the state’s current product stewardship laws to require national battery manufacturing companies to set up drop-off locations and fund a statewide take-back program so that all batteries can be safely disposed of and rare earth metals can be extracted for reuse.

    "Eight other states have enacted similar laws.

    "The state’s existing battery recovery program, enacted in 1991, covers only nickel-cadmium batteries. Many hardware stores, town offices and Staples stores in Maine accept some types of batteries for recycling. The nationwide Battery Network lists on its website drop-off locations in Maine.

    "Improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries — commonly found in power tools, cell phone chargers and #vaping devices — has led to at least 24 fires at recycling facilities in Maine. Disposal concerns have driven up insurance rates for towns, according to the #MaineDEP.

    "More than 820,000 pounds of batteries are thrown away in Maine every year, according to the Natural Resources Council of Maine [#NRCM].

    " 'Holding corporate battery makers accountable for cleaning up waste will lower costs for Mainers and help curb demand for mining rare earth metals,' said Vanessa Berry, sustainable Maine program manager at the nonprofit.

    "It is technically illegal in Maine to dispose of rechargeable, button cell, or lead-acid batteries in the regular trash."

    Source:
    mainebiz.biz/article/maine-wil

    #SolarPunkSunday #MaineNews #BatteryRecycling #LionBatteries #Recycle #VapePens #Batteries #CellPhones #RechargeableBatteries

  7. Ascend Elements Bankruptcy: EV Market Slowdown and Funding Loss

    📰 Original title: Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/ascend-element

    #economy #batteryrecycling #evmarket #bankruptcy

  8. tempted to refurbish my old broken bike batteries, but for like 200 someone else does it for you, including the cost of the materials/cells, and I'm still actually sending them the battery in the process so it is still a sustainable thing to do :dragon_uwu: .

    #ebike #batteryrecycling

  9. Safe battery recycling starts here.

    Drop-off Locations

    Thousands of drop-off sites. Zero confusion.

    "Finding a safe place to recycle your batteries should be easy. Our locator tool helps you quickly find convenient, trusted drop-off locations near you. Just enter your ZIP code to get started.
    What You Can Bring

    Most sites accept common household and rechargeable batteries. Some accept specialty batteries like e-bike or high energy (>300 watt hours) batteries. Check each location’s details before your visit.

    Learn more about the batteries you can recycle

    Recycling batteries keeps your home—and community—safe. Start with the locator below."

    batterynetwork.org/locator/

    #SolarPunkSunday #ResponsibleRecycling #BatteryRecycling #RechargeableBatteries #BatteryDisposal

  10. EV Battery Recycling Could Be The End Of Mining!
    A circular economy for batteries is no longer a dream. New breakthroughs in hydrometallurgical recycling mean we can now recover up to 98% of battery materials. This shift could drastically reduce the need for new mines and slash the environmental footprint of every EV on the road.
    #BatteryRecycling #SustainableMining #GreenTech #CircularEconomy #EVFuture #ClimateAction
    the-automotive-channel.com/ev-

  11. The Energy for Ukraine team uses our workshop to recycle battery cells into rugged powerbanks for Ukraine's unstable power regions. Custom 3D prints with special filament, USB lights and LED displays make them tech highlights. Great for our members' battery recycling interests.

    More: energyforukraine.de

    #hackerspace #makerspace #openworkshop #MunichMakerLab #MuMaLab #Kreativquartier #Kreativlabor #DIYMunich #batteryrecycling #3dprinting #powerbanks #ukraineaid

  12. #RecyclingLead for U.S. Car Batteries Is #Poisoning People

    By Peter S. Goodman, Will Fitzgibbon and Samuel Granados Visuals by Finbarr O’Reilly and Carmen Abd Ali
    Nov. 18, 2025

    Excerpt: "The #AutoIndustry touts #BatteryRecycling as an environmental success story. Lead from old batteries, when recycled cleanly and safely, can be melted down and reused again and again with minimal pollution.

    "But companies have rejected proposals to use only lead that is certified as safely produced. Automakers have excluded lead from their #environmental policies.
    Battery makers rely on the assurances of trading companies that lead is recycled cleanly. These intermediaries rely on perfunctory audits that make recommendations, not demands.

    "The industry, in effect, built a global supply system in which everyone involved can say someone else is responsible for oversight.

    "#Nigeria, the economic engine of West Africa, is among the fastest-growing sources of recycled lead for American companies."

    Read more [with visuals]:
    nytimes.com/interactive/2025/1

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/HqR18

    #SEZ #EPZ #EconomicSacrificeZones #Pollution #EnvironmentalDamage #Greenwashing #EnvironmentalRacism #Africa #Nigeria #LeadPoisoning #Ford #Toyota #GM #PeopleAndPlanetOverProfit

  13. New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries

    Researchers in South Korea have developed a new eco-friendly recycling process that recovers more than 95 percent of…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #Batteries #batteryrecycling #cobalt #Energy&Environment #environment #InventionsandMachines #nickel #Science #SouthKorea #Sustainability #UK #UNIST #UnitedKingdom #wasterecycling
    newsbeep.com/uk/256753/

  14. US’ lithium battery recycling plant offers yield exceeding 97%

    A New Jersey-based company has launched a flagship battery recycling facility in Chester, South Carolina. Princeton NuEnergy’s facility…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #battery #batteryfeedstock #batteryproduction #batteryrecycling #efficientenergy #environment #PrincetonNuEnergy #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/52669/

  15. US’ lithium battery recycling plant offers yield exceeding 97%

    A New Jersey-based company has launched a flagship battery recycling facility in Chester, South Carolina. Princeton NuEnergy’s facility…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #battery #batteryfeedstock #batteryproduction #batteryrecycling #efficientenergy #PrincetonNuEnergy #Science
    newsbeep.com/au/52879/

  16. A tour of Redwood Materials plant. Wonderful to see large scale battery recycling happening. Sadly it looks like hell on earth but then it did before they built a factory so fair enough!
    They are also creating a huge BESS with the old batteries they get which still have life in them.

    youtu.be/k30syplvCi0

    #CircularEconomy #EV #BatteryRecycling

  17. LG Energy Solution partners with Toyota Tsusho to launch a battery recycling joint venture in North Carolina, expanding its global recycling footprint and securing a stable supply chain for key battery materials in North America.
    #YonhapInfomax #LGEnergySolution #ToyotaTsusho #BatteryRecycling #NorthAmerica #BlackMass #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
    en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV

  18. "Unser Ziel ist ein effizienter Prozess in einem Ofenreaktor, über den eine möglichst hohe Rückgewinnungsquote für die schwarze Masse erreicht wird", erklärt Prof. Dr. Fabian Herz, Professor für Apparate- und Anlagentechnik an der #hsanhalt (im Bild rechts).

    Das Verfahren präsentiert er aktuell auf der Fachmesse Battery Recycling Conference & Expo in Frankfurt (Main): ➡️ t1p.de/3auj2 #forschung #batteryrecycling

  19. Scientists found that heating worn-out lithium-ion batteries to specific temperatures with voltage can restore them to nearly 100% capacity. This method could revolutionize battery recycling and extend device and electric vehicle life. Heating lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes, restores their structure. This behavior challenges conventional wisdom and opens new sustainable energy solutions.

    @goodnews

    #GoodNews #BatteryRecycling #SustainableTech #GreenEnergy
    cultofmac.com/news/battery-rec

  20. Rice researchers develop innovative #BatteryRecycling method

    A research team at #RiceUniversity led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling #lithiumIon batteries amid their increasing use.

    "The team has pioneered a new method to extract purified active materials from battery waste as detailed in the journal Nature Communications on July 24. Their findings have the potential to facilitate the effective separation and recycling of valuable battery materials at a minimal fee, contributing to a greener production of electric vehicles (#EVs).

    "'With the surge in battery use, particularly in EVs, the need for developing sustainable #recycling methods is pressing,' Tour said.

    "Conventional recycling techniques typically involve breaking down battery materials into their elemental forms through energy-intensive thermal or chemical processes that are costly and have significant #environmental impacts.

    "The team proposed that magnetic properties could facilitate the separation and purification of spent battery materials.

    "Their innovation uses a method known as solvent-free flash Joule heating (#FJH). This technique devised by Tour involves passing a current through a moderately resistive material to rapidly heat and transform it into other substances.

    "Using FJH, the researchers heated battery waste to 2,500 Kelvin within seconds, creating unique features with magnetic shells and stable core structures. The magnetic separation allowed for efficient purification.

    "During the process, the #cobalt-based battery cathodes — typically used in EVs and associated with high financial, environmental and social costs — unexpectedly showed magnetism in the outer spinel cobalt oxide layers, allowing for easy separation.

    "The researchers’ approach resulted in a high battery metal recovery yield of 98% with the value of battery structure maintained.

    "'Notably, the metal impurities were significantly reduced after separation while preserving the structure and functionality of the materials,' Tour said. “The bulk structure of battery materials remains stable and is ready to be reconstituted into new cathodes.'

    "Rice graduate students Weiyin Chen and Jinhang Chen as well as postdoctoral researcher and Rice Academy Junior Fellow Yi Cheng are the co-lead authors of the study."

    news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice-r

    #LithiumBatteries #Recycle #Reuse #NoLithiumMining #NoCobaltMining #BatteryRecycling

  21. GM to recycle ~10K tons of EV battery materials a year with Redwood deal - Enlarge / These minerals were once part of lithium-ion battery cells an... - arstechnica.com/?p=2026304 #evbatteryrecycling #batteryrecycling #redwoodmaterials #generalmotors #ultium #cars

  22. By 2044, recycling batteries will be the norm. Efficient recycling tech will minimize the need to dig into the earth, governments will back this with robust policies, and companies will ensure batteries live multiple lives. Consumers will champion recycled batteries, making recycling wallet-friendly. The future is circular, and batteries are leading the charge!

    buff.ly/3wwCcNo

    #BatteryRecycling #CircularEconomy #SustainableFuture

  23. The physical action of grinding batteries up may cause chemical reactions that help speed up metal extraction for recycling: nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    There are already plants that recycle batteries by grinding - I visited one for Fully Charged a couple of years ago - but this is a step up: youtube.com/watch?v=Bpe8HalVXF

    But this is an extension of that idea, and it sounds as though it has real potential. #Battery #BatteryRecycling #ElectricVehicles #FullyChargedShow

  24. And it's friday again, time for #newstodon. Established by @gbhnews and promoted by @TexasObserver to promote great work from newsrooms here in Mastodon.

    This time with an article from @ghonsel:

    Longer life for used batteries

    Many old batteries can be saved by replacing individual cells. A new process makes it possible to assess more quickly whether this is worthwhile.

    heise.de/hintergrund/Longer-li

    #Battery #Batteryrecycling #EU #Electronicwaste #Environment #Impedance #Recycling #Refurbished

  25. Redwood gets $2 billion commitment from DoE for recycled batteries - Enlarge / Workers dismantle an EV battery module at Redwood Materials. ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1916461 #batteryrecycling #redwoodmaterials #cars

  26. Volkswagen partners with Redwood Materials to recycle EV batteries - Enlarge / It will be many years before the battery packs in these ID.4s... - arstechnica.com/?p=1865966 #batteryelectricvehicles #batteryrecycling #redwoodmaterials #volkswagengroup #cars