The rules include a labeling mandate and will eventually require battery makers to meet certain levels of recycled content for critical minerals found in batteries, such as cobalt, lithium and nickel.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell talk up a "waste not, want not" economy that lifts all boats, and they seek support to create it.
Mike Werner, Google’s head of circular economy, says companies should move quickly to measure their reliance on critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper.
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