Recovering gold, copper and other metals from e-waste is cheaper than mining these metals: Urban Mining of E-Waste is Becoming More Cost-Effective Than Virgin Mining

Pulling valuable metals from e-waste makes financial sense

By American Chemical Society —— Bio and Archives--April 18, 2018

Science-Technology | Comments | Back To Full Article

Electronic waste — including discarded televisions, computers and mobile phones — is one of the fastest-growing waste categories worldwide. For years, recyclers have gleaned usable parts, including metals, from this waste stream. That makes sense from a sustainability perspective, but it's been unclear whether it's reasonable from an economic viewpoint. Now researchers report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology that recovering gold, copper and other metals from e-waste is cheaper than obtaining these metals from mines.

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