Interview - Listen To ItLarry explains this well, more news on the way next week. Not only do they recover Lithium from a spent battery but they also recover about $1200 worth of Cobalt. Million batteries on the market by 2020 possibly. This is going up... https://www.howestreet.com/2016/11/10/larry-reaugh-president-ceo-of-american-manganese-explains-successful-completion-of-proof-of-concept-for-recycling-lithium-ion-batteries/