The company takes in batteries (from cars, laptops, phones, tablets, and other electronics) that are at the end of their useful life, then breaks them down and extracts metals like nickel, copper, cobalt, and lithium.
The latest step in renewable energy storage is a battery made out of garbage.
Researchers are turning glass bottles into high performance lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and personal electronics .
A presentation to the American Chemical Society's fall meeting has revealed how fungi can extract valuable materials from batteries that would otherwise go to waste.
Energizer launches a line of rechargeable, recycled batteries called Recharge.