The San Francisco Environment Department (SF Environment) and Redwood Materials are rolling out a new and innovative ...

Starting January 1, 2026, retailers of covered battery-embedded (CBE) products in California must charge consumers a CBE Waste Recycling Fee at point of purchase or cover the costs of the fee ...

Redwood Materials is launching a battery recycling program across eight locations in San Francisco, where consumers can drop ...

In the 2025 legislative session, two bills were presented to improve safety and ensure producer responsibility for lithium-ion batteries. But a bill requiring battery suppliers to ensure responsible ...

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 from the ...

When electric vehicle (EV) batteries reach the end of their service life, they can be recycled to recover valuable raw materials for the production of new batteries. Alternatively, retired EV ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on March 30, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. This past winter, a series of wildfires fueled by strong winds destroyed more than ...

Tesla cofounder JB Straubel served as the brains behind the battery development for the electric vehicle giant, and he saw firsthand the massive amounts of critical minerals that are potentially ...

San Francisco introduces public bins for recycling battery-embedded products, partnering with Redwood Materials.