
Attero: India's e-waste and battery recycler turning old devices into battery-grade metals
India generated almost 14 lakh tonnes of e-waste in 2024 to 25, and its electric vehicle boom will soon add a wave of spent lithium-ion batteries.

India generated almost 14 lakh tonnes of e-waste in 2024 to 25, and its electric vehicle boom will soon add a wave of spent lithium-ion batteries.

Every year millions of starters, alternators and steering systems are replaced in European workshops, and most of the metal in them is still perfectly good.

Most smartphones are replaced after a few years, and the cobalt, gold and rare earths inside them are rarely recovered.

Most laptops are replaced when one part ages: a slow processor, too little memory or a tired battery.

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Repairable phones have usually forced a trade-off: screws instead of glue meant little protection from water and dust.