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#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:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/business/lithium-nickel-cobalt-recycling-us-china/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6PoQj

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

#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:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/business/lithium-nickel-cobalt-recycling-us-china/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6PoQj

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

#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:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/business/lithium-nickel-cobalt-recycling-us-china/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6PoQj

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

#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:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/business/lithium-nickel-cobalt-recycling-us-china/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6PoQj

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

#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:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/business/lithium-nickel-cobalt-recycling-us-china/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6PoQj

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

#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:
https://mainebiz.biz/article/maine-will-require-battery-makers-to-provide-recycling-options/

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

So, what's scary about #Israeli #Malware #Pager attack stuff is that ANY device with a #LithiumBattery could potentially be set to explode by malware. Not on the scale perhaps as those with explosive devices, but Lithium batteries themselves are potentially explosive devices. Israel has just opened up a whole NEW can of worms that I'm sure everyone is going to copy now. YIKES!
#CyberWarfare #Smartphones #LionBatteries #CyberTerrorism