
Mining Our Way to Net Zero
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Challenges of Recycling Renewable and Rebuildable Materials
This chapter discusses the challenges of recycling renewable and rebuildable materials in the context of achieving a circular economy. The speaker highlights the recyclability of steel compared to solar panels and emphasizes the difficulty in extracting valuable metals like silver from solar panels. They also mention the lack of recycling solutions for smartphones and the need to improve recycling practices for technology metals like gallium and lithium.
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