Redwood Materials to recycle hydrofoil batteries

Australia-based electric hydrofoil producer Flite and Nevada-based Redwood Materials say they have started operations tied to an arrangement for Redwood to recycle end-of-life Flitecell e-foil batteries in the United States.The battery materials recycling firm says Flite will “work closely with Redwood to dispose of Flitecell batteries in a convenient and cost-free manner that encourages consumers to responsibly recycle their battery products.”Flite has sold more 7,500 of its hydrofoils worldwide, says Redwood, which also says it “will sustainably recycle all Flite’s electric hydrofoil batteries that have reached end-of-life and will refine and manufacture the metals into precision battery materials, which can then be reintroduced to the supply chain for U.S. battery manufacturers.” The process will involve customers dropping off their used units at Flite service center…

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