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privatelypublicyesterday at 1:52 AM1 replyview on HN

It already does, and arguably should.


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SR2Zyesterday at 2:50 PM

It currently does not. Most batteries (by mass) are recycled. Recovery rates for the minerals used to make them are often above 90%.

Recycling batteries is an indispensable part of making them. We can make the process safer, but we can't easily pull valuable resources out of a landfill.

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