Batteries are already so recycled at an industrial scale that the best “ore” for new lead acid batteries, and lithium ion batteries is literally recycling the batteries. We already have close to a 99% capture rate on lead acid batteries because of industrial recycling and economic incentives. We can do the same with any other type of battery that exists, since the raw materials don’t change at the atomic level, unlike fossile fuels that do, so they can only be burned once.
Batteries are already so recycled at an industrial scale that the best “ore” for new lead acid batteries, and lithium ion batteries is literally recycling the batteries. We already have close to a 99% capture rate on lead acid batteries because of industrial recycling and economic incentives. We can do the same with any other type of battery that exists, since the raw materials don’t change at the atomic level, unlike fossile fuels that do, so they can only be burned once.
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