E-Waste Recycling Innovation Could Transform Lithium Markets

E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste stream on the planet. The world threw away a record 62 million metric tons of electronics in 2022, representing a staggering 82% increase since 2010. That’s enough waste to “fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, roughly enough trucks to form a bumper-to-bumper line encircling the equator,” according to the UN. And within those 62 million tons were billions of kilograms of critical and costly metals and minerals. It’s estimated that there were 130 thousand kilograms of lithium in the…Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com