E-waste recycling collection is on hold at the Solana Center’s Encinitas location after the city asked that it be stopped because it ran counter to municipal code.

Urban Corps of San Diego County announces the opening of its new North County e-waste recycling location at 2200 Micro Place in Escondido.

A huge problem looms on the horizon: in less than a decade, nearly 2 million tons of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles will be retired each year, and the current recycling infrastructure isn’t ready for them. Most lithium-ion batteries are tossed in landfills, with only 5% recycled worldwide.

By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss: Dear EarthTalk: As millions and millions of electric car batteries start to reach the end of their useful lives, how can we avoid an e-waste apocalypse? — W. Alexander,...