On: Efficient recovery and recycling of cobalt from sp...

[overstay8930]

There’s no breakthrough until a business plan exists to resell for a profit, otherwise it’s as recyclable as plastic.

[sojournerc → overstay8930]

You don't think there is a market for recovered cobalt? I see your point regarding recyling, but plastic just isn't as valuable as cobalt, given the relative difficulty of extraction.

[overstay8930 → sojournerc]

Of course there’s a market for it, but if you can’t sell it for a profit then it doesn’t matter how much of a breakthrough your recycling project is.

Plastic is trivial to recycle but it’s cheaper to buy new plastic than to buy recycled plastic.