[ragebol]

Batteries can be recycled, just like solar panels can.

Maybe not as easy as metals or glass, but can be recycled nonetheless

[Aziell]

I didn’t know batteries could actually be recycled. I always thought it wasn’t very common. But now I’m curious how high the actual recycling rate is. Are there any good examples of it working well?

[burkaman]

It's very difficult to tell what the global recycling rate is, here's a good article about that: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/battery-recycling-.... It might be as high as 59%. There are a lot of companies working on ramping up this industry in the US, some examples are https://ascendelements.com/, https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/, https://ecobat.com/our-business/ecobat-solutions/lithium-ser.... There's no real technological barrier, it's just about making the economics work.