A big part of the recycling of electronic equipment is the recovery of metals such as gold. Usually the printed circuit boards and other components are shredded, sorted, and then separated. But ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

Chinese scientists have developed a rapid e-waste mining method that extracts gold in under 20 minutes at around one-third of ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

MTM Critical Metals Limited (“MTM”) has achieved a breakthrough in sustainable metal recovery, unlocking ultra-high-grade gold (551 g/t) and other valuable metals from electronic waste (E-Waste), ...

A team led by Cornell researchers has devised an innovative method to recover gold from electronic waste and repurpose it as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide (CO 2) into organic compounds.

Discarded electronic waste containing earth minerals is overtaking landfills globally at an alarming rate as much of the tech industry and enterprises kick the disposal problem to the curb. Meanwhile, ...

Electronic waste continues to expand worldwide, but the narrative today is no longer just about rising volumes. According to Green Network Exchange, Inc. (GNE), a green technology company, the real ...

Metallium (ASX:MTM) has this week signed a new deal with international mining giant Glencore, which will now see the latter ...

Electronic waste (e-waste) refers to discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, and other consumer or industrial electronics that are no longer functional or needed. These ...

The Humane Ai Pin promised to be the next big thing in wearable tech but the device failed to attract users, becoming instead a poster child for AI's contribution to the global e-waste problem. The ...