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Argonne is looking at alternative supply chains for critical materials, says Cynthia Jenks, head of Argonne s circular economy initiative. Mining these materials from our nation s urban sources would enhance national security.
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Imagine 10 million people, each drinking a bottle of water a day and then deciding on what to do with the container. Do they throw it in the trash, toss it to the gutter or recycle it?
This isn t a far-fetched scenario. In fact, U.S. consumers purchased nearly 50 billion water bottles in 2018, or about 137 million bottles a day, according to one estimate. ....

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