{"generated":"23 Jun 2026","n":32,"n_trapped":6,"trapped_names":["Gallium","Arsenic","Hafnium","Helium","Germanium","Vanadium"],"trapped_permanent":["Arsenic","Helium"],"trapped_recoverable":["Gallium","Hafnium","Germanium","Vanadium"],"mean_recycling":8.0,"mean_recycling_byproduct":3.9,"mean_recycling_primary":8.8,"best_recycled":["Tungsten","Bauxite / aluminium","Antimony"],"rows":[{"label":"gallium","title":"Gallium","class":"byproduct","companionality_pct":100,"recycling":0,"recycling_reported":true,"substitutability":"high","trapped":100.0,"dissipation":"recoverable","dissipation_note":"Bound in ICs, LEDs and thin-film PV \u2014 recoverable from fab scrap, but end-of-life collection is near zero."},{"label":"arsenic","title":"Arsenic","class":"byproduct","companionality_pct":100,"recycling":0,"recycling_reported":true,"substitutability":"medium","trapped":100.0,"dissipation":"dissipated","dissipation_note":"Dispersed in chemicals, glass and alloy additives; largely lost."},{"label":"hafnium","title":"Hafnium","class":"byproduct","companionality_pct":100,"recycling":0,"recycling_reported":true,"substitutability":"high","trapped":100.0,"dissipation":"recoverable","dissipation_note":"In superalloys and nuclear parts \u2014 recoverable with the component, but volumes are tiny."},{"label":"helium","title":"Helium","class":"byproduct","companionality_pct":100,"recycling":1,"recycling_reported":true,"substitutability":"high","trapped":99.0,"dissipation":"dissipated","dissipation_note":"Vents to the atmosphere in use \u2014 physically unrecoverable."},{"label":"germanium","title":"Germanium","class":"byproduct","companionality_pct":100,"recycling":2,"recycling_reported":true,"substitutability":"high","trapped":98.0,"dissipation":"recoverable","dissipation_note":"Fibre and IR optics and electronics are recoverable; 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