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by tpm 15 days ago
> Far more valuable is any nickel, cobalt and graphite. Equally valuable is any copper and aluminium.

All of these metals are already almost fully recycled (not sure about graphite). Lithium is the toughest to recycle and it's not solved yet, so it's right to focus on that, because there will be a lot of lithium electrolyte to dispose in the near future.