Combining materials from discarded batteries and lignin creates groundbreaking composite compound.

If you have old alkaline or lithium-ion batteries lying around, don't throw them away just yet -- there are many clever ways ...

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment. Dead batteries can leak heavy metals into soil and water.

Aerial view of lithium mining pits in Atacama Salt Flat, Chile, on July 29, 2024. The minerals found in an electric-car battery often travel thousands of miles around the world before the vehicles ...

Battery recycling isn’t exactly the sexiest part of car manufacturing. Still, it’s becoming an important part of the electric vehicle industry. A high-mileage EV's degraded battery may not be great ...

Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis looks at ...

As well as running the risk of being fined, disposing of batteries incorrectly can lead to fires and environmental pollution.

A new program makes it safer and easier for Illinois residents to dispose of spent batteries, particularly the potentially dangerous lithium-ion variety used in a number of toys and many other ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will host a virtual stakeholder meeting Thursday as it launches a new effort to improve how batteries are collected and recycled ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When household batteries die, it’s hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash. Millions of Americans under threat of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When household batteries die, it's hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash. But dead batteries aren't quite ...