UN: Recycling Rates For Key Green Car Elements Below 1%

A report by UNEP [PDF here], the UN’s environmental body, finds that recycling rates for some of the key ingredients in EV and Hybrid cars are woefully low. The chart above shows “functional recycling rates” for 60 metals, and the rate for such key elements in the production of EV and Hybrid batteries and magnets [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/un-recycling-rates-for-key-green-car-elements-below-1/

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