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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Why can't we mine our landfills? Does lithium stop being lithium when people throw it away?

And don't lie to me, lithium batteries don't get recycled nearly as often as they should. That's half the reason I quit the tech industry, they wouldn't even let me recycle gold. It all went in the dumpster.