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e-waste precious metal extraction

The gold jewelry made from old phones

E-waste is mounting. Now the UK Royal Mint has found a new way to extract the precious metals hidden in laptops and phones to reduce our reliance on raw materials.
Smartphones must have common charging port by 2024, E.U. says

Smartphones must have common charging port by 2024, E.U. says

The law puts Apple in a difficult position, as the company has clung to its proprietary ports on iPhones and MacBook computers.
How a floating trash fire in New York exposes a threat to national recycling efforts

How a floating trash fire in New York exposes a threat to national recycling efforts

Lithium-ion batteries are widely considered a growing threat to recycling facilities across the United States, but data on them is limited.
Matthew Cockerill: The last iMac you'll ever need? Thinking beyond endless product cycles

Matthew Cockerill: The last iMac you'll ever need? Thinking beyond endless product cycles

Many of our technology products have form factors that don’t change year to year. Instead of making new ones, we could just keep updating the old ones.
Our plastics are loaded with rare-earth materials, but how?

Our plastics are loaded with rare-earth materials, but how?

Some of the most precious material on earth is lurking in water bottles and other disposable plastics. What’s going on?
The world generated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019

The world generated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019

E-waste is the fastest-growing domestic waste stream in the world. In 2019, the world threw out the equivalent weight of 350 cruise ships’ worth of electronics.
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