States Urged to Pass Laws, Boost Incentives to Spur Local Lithium Battery Recycling
More mining, processing are needed to snap China’s dominance, but U.S. consumers have enough ‘infinitely recyclable’ batteries to lower costs, create jobs. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A rapidly electrifying planet is driving voracious demand for critical minerals, straining supply chains China dominates because it processes and exports 90 percent of some key materials needed for lithium-ion batteries. There