Gold has properties that make it useful in electronic devices, but mining old cell phones and computers for the metal isn't ...

In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...

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In some ways, electronic pollution rivals that of plastic waste in terms of environmental and public health concerns, as it ...

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method for recycling and purifying metals. Using gold earrings from a pawnshop in Gothenburg and biodiesel from the nearest filling station, the ...

One of the most exciting dimensions of e-waste recycling is rare earth elements (REEs) – critical for electronics and ...

Kombucha fermentation waste becomes a renewable source of strong, compostable cellulose films that support durable flexible ...

When the latest upgrades come in, old and unused electronics like cell phones and laptops end up out of sight and out of mind. Whether they’re kept in a drawer or thrown away in regular trash bins, ...

Metals made up half the world’s electronic trash, or e-waste, in 2022 and were worth $91 billion. Copper, iron, and gold accounted for a big chunk of that value. E-waste also contains aluminum, ...