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Topic: Recycling challenges

Recycling challenges include disassembly, standardization, and the complexity of electric vehicle recycling.

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The podcast episodes explore various challenges and barriers to effective battery recycling and the use of enzymes to break down and recycle plastic waste.

The first episode, Part 5: The Battery Recycling Dilemma, delves into the critical role of battery recycling in the transition to a net-zero economy, exploring the growth of the recycling ecosystem, the challenges of turning dead batteries into new ones, and the barriers to achieving true circularity in the battery supply chain.

The second episode, Bugs that eat plastic, examines the potential and limitations of using enzymes to recycle plastic waste, highlighting key challenges such as scalability, energy use, and costs.

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