Recycling: A new source of indispensible 'rare earth' materials mined mainly in China

Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 03:31 in Earth & Climate

That axiom of sustainability -- "recycle and reuse" -- could help ease concerns about a reliable supply of substances, indispensable for a modern technological society, that are produced almost exclusively in the Peoples' Republic of China. That's the conclusion of a study on these so-called "rare earth" elements.

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