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Can Rare Earth Recycling ‘Grow Up’ in Time to Save the Green Transition?

The global hunger for rare earth materials is set to rise. But what happens to the precious materials once the products are discarded, and can they be put back to use? A new wave of REE recycling might be upon us.

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A Use for Electronic Waste: Start-up “REEcover” Wants To Make Rare Earth Metals Recyclable

Less than one percent of rare earth metals are recovered from electronic waste recycling in Switzerland. The start-up "REEcover" has developed a process that makes the recovery of raw materials easier, more economical and more sustainable.