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Mercedes-Benz opens new battery recycling plant that recovers ‘96%’ of battery materials

Mercedes-Benz just opened Europe’s first battery recycling plant using an innovative process that the automaker says enables recycling rate to more than 96%

More than 600K pounds of electronic waste has been diverted from landfills thanks to Colorado teenagers

More than 600,000 pounds of mostly electronic waste has been diverted from landfills over the past 12 years by the students who run Tiger Recycling at Cañon City High School.

There are 1.5 billion tires wasted annually. There’s a better way to recycle them

Natural rubber is vital to tire production since it is stronger, more wear-resistant and more flexible than synthetic rubber. Multiple blends of natural and synthetic rubber are used for making different parts of a tire.