Published May 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
TechCrunch
May 22, 2026, 6:00 AM
With aluminum prices up 20%, recycling startups bet on AI to cash in
Recycling startups are using AI to improve the recovery of critical minerals like aluminum, aiming to build a massive source of the metal.
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