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Gold is recovered in significant quantities from e-waste[1] 1: https://www.thebalancesmb.com/electronic-devices-source-of-metals-for-recyclers-2877986 https://
by blacksmith_tb 6y ago
Gold is recovered in significant quantities from e-waste[1]
1: https://www.thebalancesmb.com/electronic-devices-source-of-metals-for-recyclers-2877986 https://www.thebalancesmb.com/electronic-devices-source-of-m...
- CogitoCogito 6y agoOnce the gold has been recovered, are they still able to recover other metals? I don't mean this antagonistically, this is a serious question (in case you know).
- blacksmith_tb 6y agoGood question, but I don't know the answer - my sense is the bigger problem is the recycling tends to happen at low rates, and often involve nasty pollution/byproducts[1] 1: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/10bn-precious-metals-dumped-each-year-electronic-waste-un-toxic-e-waste-polluting https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/10bn-pre...