Redwood Materials has laid off 10% of its workforce, approximately 135 employees, as part of a restructuring effort to support its growing energy storage business 📉. The company is confident in its future, with a strong materials sector and growing energy storage business, despite the layoffs 💼.
#DiscoverHeadlines #RedwoodMaterials #BatteryRecycling...

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https://www.discoverheadlines.com/2026/04/redwood-materials-lays-off-10-of.html

#Maine will require battery makers to provide #recycling options

By Tina Fischer, April 9, 2026

"Gov. #JanetMills signed into law a measure that will offer more options to recycle both single-use #alkaline and #LithiumIon batteries in Maine.

"LD 474 updates the state’s current product stewardship laws to require national battery manufacturing companies to set up drop-off locations and fund a statewide take-back program so that all batteries can be safely disposed of and rare earth metals can be extracted for reuse.

"Eight other states have enacted similar laws.

"The state’s existing battery recovery program, enacted in 1991, covers only nickel-cadmium batteries. Many hardware stores, town offices and Staples stores in Maine accept some types of batteries for recycling. The nationwide Battery Network lists on its website drop-off locations in Maine.

"Improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries — commonly found in power tools, cell phone chargers and #vaping devices — has led to at least 24 fires at recycling facilities in Maine. Disposal concerns have driven up insurance rates for towns, according to the #MaineDEP.

"More than 820,000 pounds of batteries are thrown away in Maine every year, according to the Natural Resources Council of Maine [#NRCM].

" 'Holding corporate battery makers accountable for cleaning up waste will lower costs for Mainers and help curb demand for mining rare earth metals,' said Vanessa Berry, sustainable Maine program manager at the nonprofit.

"It is technically illegal in Maine to dispose of rechargeable, button cell, or lead-acid batteries in the regular trash."

Source:
https://mainebiz.biz/article/maine-will-require-battery-makers-to-provide-recycling-options/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineNews #BatteryRecycling #LionBatteries #Recycle #VapePens #Batteries #CellPhones #RechargeableBatteries

Ascend Elements Bankruptcy: EV Market Slowdown and Funding Loss

📰 Original title: Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/ascend-elements-bankruptcy-ev-market-slowdown-and-funding-loss/?redirpost=6bb78df4-e390-4cf2-aecb-e8c820808fcc

#economy #batteryrecycling #evmarket #bankruptcy

Ascend Elements Bankruptcy: EV Market Slowdown and Funding Loss

📰 Original title: Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/ascend-elements-bankruptcy-ev-market-slowdown-and-funding-loss/?redirpost=6bb78df4-e390-4cf2-aecb-e8c820808fcc

#economy #batteryrecycling #evmarket #bankruptcy

tempted to refurbish my old broken bike batteries, but for like 200 someone else does it for you, including the cost of the materials/cells, and I'm still actually sending them the battery in the process so it is still a sustainable thing to do  .

#ebike #batteryrecycling

Safe battery recycling starts here.

Drop-off Locations

Thousands of drop-off sites. Zero confusion.

"Finding a safe place to recycle your batteries should be easy. Our locator tool helps you quickly find convenient, trusted drop-off locations near you. Just enter your ZIP code to get started.
What You Can Bring

Most sites accept common household and rechargeable batteries. Some accept specialty batteries like e-bike or high energy (>300 watt hours) batteries. Check each location’s details before your visit.

Learn more about the batteries you can recycle

Recycling batteries keeps your home—and community—safe. Start with the locator below."

https://batterynetwork.org/locator/

#SolarPunkSunday #ResponsibleRecycling #BatteryRecycling #RechargeableBatteries #BatteryDisposal

The Energy for Ukraine team uses our workshop to recycle battery cells into rugged powerbanks for Ukraine's unstable power regions. Custom 3D prints with special filament, USB lights and LED displays make them tech highlights. Great for our members' battery recycling interests.

More: energyforukraine.de

#hackerspace #makerspace #openworkshop #MunichMakerLab #MuMaLab #Kreativquartier #Kreativlabor #DIYMunich #batteryrecycling #3dprinting #powerbanks #ukraineaid

#RecyclingLead for U.S. Car Batteries Is #Poisoning People

By Peter S. Goodman, Will Fitzgibbon and Samuel Granados Visuals by Finbarr O’Reilly and Carmen Abd Ali
Nov. 18, 2025

Excerpt: "The #AutoIndustry touts #BatteryRecycling as an environmental success story. Lead from old batteries, when recycled cleanly and safely, can be melted down and reused again and again with minimal pollution.

"But companies have rejected proposals to use only lead that is certified as safely produced. Automakers have excluded lead from their #environmental policies.
Battery makers rely on the assurances of trading companies that lead is recycled cleanly. These intermediaries rely on perfunctory audits that make recommendations, not demands.

"The industry, in effect, built a global supply system in which everyone involved can say someone else is responsible for oversight.

"#Nigeria, the economic engine of West Africa, is among the fastest-growing sources of recycled lead for American companies."

Read more [with visuals]:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/18/world/africa/lead-poisoning-car-battery.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HqR18

#SEZ #EPZ #EconomicSacrificeZones #Pollution #EnvironmentalDamage #Greenwashing #EnvironmentalRacism #Africa #Nigeria #LeadPoisoning #Ford #Toyota #GM #PeopleAndPlanetOverProfit