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I believe that's theoretical hopium. Recycling battery lithium components is academic.
And we know how terrible the process of recycling lead acid is on the environment, so we'll just have to see if its even possible in practice, and how bad it is.
Lead acid recycling is 99% efficient. Very little new lead is used in new batteries.
Lithium recycling plants are online already.
And what happens to the water waste from the lead acid battery recycling?