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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by scythe on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:41PM (#37452690)
>Since I'm being down voted, I'm adding a reference:

>5% of lithium batteries are currently recycled

Whether something is currently recycled and whether it can be recycled are two different questions. For a long time, copper wasn't recycled very often. Then the price went up, and now it's very valuable trash.

Lithium is absolutely renewable. It may not be renewed, but it is renewable.

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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by iancmceachern on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:09AM (#37452813)
Agreed.

Let's put more effort into getting that 5% up to 100%, that's where the real effort and headlines should focus.

75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_recycling#:~:text=....

We need to get lithium to that level

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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by gibolt on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:50AM (#37453751)
As the value goes up, companies that sort trash and recycling will be incentivized to separate the electronics, and claim the value as an extra revenue stream.
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