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The electric car makes it possible to partially decarbonize transportation, but the fate of the batteries after their use remains an open problem. Michael Marais/Flickr

July 21, 2022

Can electric vehicle batteries be recycled?

Serge Pelissier, Université Gustave Eiffel

Between reuse and recycling, what happens to the batteries of electric vehicles?

Electronic waste should be properly dismantled and recycled In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images

July 4, 2021

Nigeria’s electronic waste is a public health problem and needs urgent attention

Okunola Alabi, Federal University of Technology, Akure

There is an urgent need for legislation dealing specifically with electronic waste in Nigeria.

June 17, 2021

Bacteria can recover precious metals from electric vehicle batteries – here’s how

Sebastien Farnaud, Coventry University

With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.

April 16, 2021

Demand for rare-earth metals is skyrocketing, so we’re creating a safer, cleaner way to recover them from old phones and laptops

Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Deakin University

Rare-earth metals are currently mined or recovered via e-waste recycling — methods with drawbacks including high cost, environmental damage, and risks to human safety. This is where we come in.

Most of the world’s electronics are not recycled, posing health and environmental risks. catscandotcom/Getty Images

January 11, 2021

Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years – systems for managing e-waste aren’t keeping up

Callie Babbitt, Rochester Institute of Technology and Shahana Althaf, Yale University

Technical advances are reducing the volume of e-waste generated in the US as lighter, more compact products enter the market. But those goods can be harder to reuse and recycle.

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