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EV battery recycling has a math problem (www.npr.org)
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For some electric vehicle batteries, it costs more to recycle them than they're worth. That creates all kinds of problems, which a new Colorado law aims to solve.

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[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 hours ago

Some schemes like the EU packaging law have a variation on that. If it's not compostable or widely recyclable (paper and card, glass, clear PET, white HDPE) the manufacturer is responsible for disposing of it.