Schott’s Vocab: Urban Mining
Commenting on a recent Japanese drive to encourage the recycling of old cellphones, Tim Hornyak highlighted the term…
Tags: cell phones
The dead gadget glutton
Our toys and devices are amazing -- until they're obsolete. That's bad news for the planet, but good…
Cell Phones’ Other Precious Metals
There are literally billions of cell phones around the world, and millions of makes and models, so it…
How Urban Mining Works
You might not know it but there are veins of precious minerals that are richer than any goldmine,…
How Urban Mining Works
1. You might imagine that your new phone will last forever... Today, we live in an age of…
How Urban Mining Works
2. But after a couple of years of wear and tear... There are now some 2.6 billion cell…
How Urban Mining Works
3. ...or a nasty accident, you're ready to be rid of it. All this just leaves clutter on…
How Urban Mining Works
4. You don't want to throw it away... Furthermore, there are also two very good green reasons to…