How Urban Mining Works
8. And broken into their component materials. After the devices are processed and the materials separated, these valuable…
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How Urban Mining Works
9. From which the materials can be extracted and reused... It is not just the most valuable of…
How Urban Mining Works
10. ...and could even be turned into the luxuries of tomorrow. < Previous
Urban Mining: The 21st Century’s Gold Rush
You might not know it but there are veins of precious minerals richer than any goldmine running all…
There’s Gold in That Sludge
Where is the latest gold-rush hot spot? Surprisingly, it is Suwa, Japan, a tiny industrial town about two-and-a-half…
Urban Mining’s Hidden Find: Phosphorus
Are we running out of naturally occurring phosphorus, or do we just have to untap a potentially hidden…
Urban Mining and Jewelry
We know that old electronics yield great potential for precious metal refining. That e-waste can in turn be…
Cell Phone Recycling in Numbers
The centerpiece of the urban mining movement is cell phones. The turnover on these devices is extremely high,…