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landfills
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First of all, most batteries contain cobalt, nickel, manganese, and other heavy metals that can be potentially toxic, and keeping them out of landfills ensures that these metals don’t leech out and pollute drinking water or the natural environment.—
Katherine Gallagher,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026 -
From landfills to reuse While chemical recycling is energy-intensive and requires solvents, the scientists stressed it should be used only when thermomechanical recycling is not possible.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Junkyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junkyards. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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