Closing the Loop: The Circular Economy and Secondary Recycling of Rare Earths
The explosive growth of green technologies, such as wind turbines and electric vehicles, presents an ironic environmental challenge: the sustainable technologies intended to save the planet are built upon rare earth minerals whose primary extraction is notoriously ecologically destructive. Traditional rare earth mining requires moving vast quantities of earth, consumes immense volumes of fresh...
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