A new study from Cirba Solutions finds that most Americans don't know how or where to recycle the batteries inside devices.

The E-Waste World, Battery Recycling, Metal Recycling, ITAD & Circular Electronics Conference & Expos 2025 will return to Messe Frankfurt on 11–12 June, delivering Europe’s most comprehensive ...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become an essential part of modern life. They power smartphones, tools, toys, e-bikes, vapes and an ever-growing range of consumer products. As their use increases, ...

From Li-ion batteries and electric vehicles to drones and solar panels, nearly all clean technologies depend on critical raw materials, such as lithium, nickel and cobalt. As the demand for these ...

The technologies powering the clean-energy transition, from electric vehicles to artificial intelligence data centers, all rely on lithium-ion batteries. But those batteries do not last forever.

Lithium-ion battery fires have become an increasingly visible challenge for waste and recycling operations, driven by the growing prevalence of battery-powered devices in everyday life. Municipal ...

Cobalt and nickel, bound together in lithium-ion battery cathodes, are difficult to separate during battery recycling. Researchers have now found a way to tease the elements apart electrochemically ...

Rows of dead batteries stretch across some 30 acres of high desert, organized in piles and boxes that are covered to shield them from the western Nevada sun. This vast field is where Redwood Materials ...

Why it matters: Vaping has been around for a long time, but its popularity didn't skyrocket until the early 2010s. Since then, it has significantly contributed to the world's e-waste problem, with ...