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California’s Push to Close the EV Battery Loop

Union of Concerned Scientists

When an EV retires, the battery can be recycled and the materials recovered to make new batteries. The California bill includes the following important aspects of a recycling policy: Creates a framework where manufacturers are responsible for the end-of-life management of batteries they produce.

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Guiding Principles for EV Battery Recycling Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

Essentially, the materials recovered through battery recycling can replace future material supply that would otherwise need to be extracted from the earth to meet demand. Estimates show that in 2050, the United States can meet about half of EV demand for cobalt and nickel and a quarter of lithium with minerals recovered through recycling.

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Ontario’s Deposit System For Alcoholic Beverages is Under Threat

Enviromental Defense

The rest of the sorted material is sold to recyclers who turn them back into packaging and other material. By contrast, blue box curbside recycling for non-alcoholic beverages collects and recycles less than half of those containers. The reusables get sent back to breweries where they are washed and refilled.

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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Graduates Class Of 2025 Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania; Apply Now For Class Of 2026

PA Environment Daily

Applications Being Accepted Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful will be accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year through June 10, 2025. In addition, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful partnered with Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania funded by the NiSource Charitable Foundation and Dow to provide Job Shadow Days to four Ambassadors.

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Demand for Pulp Packaging to Increase 6.2% Annually through 2026

Environment + Energy Leader

per year through 2026, finds a new Freedonia Group analysis. Annually through 2026 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Demand for molded pulp packaging is forecast to increase 6.2% The post Demand for Pulp Packaging to Increase 6.2%

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From Classrooms To Communities: Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Are Making a Difference

PA Environment Daily

Erica, a junior from Delaware County , taught 22 fifth graders about the importance of recycling. She explained which materials are recyclable in Delaware County and how to prevent pollution. To make the lesson interactive, she created a game where the students worked together to sort objects into recycling or trash categories.

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Illinois electronics recycling opt-in deadline nears

Environmental News Bits

With the approach of the annual March 1 deadline to opt into the 2026 Illinois Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, state and national organizers held an information session and provided an update on amendments to CERA legislation. During the Feb.