A new, water-based method extracts lithium compounds (white powder) from ground-up used batteries (black powder) in an ...

Manufacturers must take responsibility for the full life cycle of their products, and policymakers must act now to protect ...

Overcharging, overheating or even hidden manufacturing flaws can trigger a dangerous chain reaction in a lithium-ion battery ...

A team of researchers in China has found a way to bring dead lithium-ion batteries back to life, potentially reducing both ...

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New research suggests fracking waste could contain huge amounts of lithium, a main ingredient in batteries. But fracking will never be part of a clean energy future. New research suggests fracking ...

Global e-waste has reached record levels, containing valuable metals like lithium, and is projected to increase dramatically by 2030, highlighting the need for improved recycling methods.

IGO’s primary asset is a noncontrolling 25% stake in the Greenbushes mine, the world’s largest and lowest-cost hard rock lithium operation ... effluent and waste. Mining leaves a significant ...

Those single use vapes are so wasteful. No surprise they are causing other issues. At this point I would like to see a regulation that any device with a battery has to be easily a ...