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 ...

A high school student shared their creative and successful side hustle with Reddit's "r/pcmasterrace" forum. While in need of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Electronic waste poses one of the fastest growing waste challenges worldwide, with over 50 million tons generated annually. Yet hidden in obsolete devices lies substantial amounts ...

Government pushes for e-waste recycling as electronics consumption grows, focusing on extracting valuable metals and ...

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 ...

For many people, old electronics quickly fall out of sight and out of mind, sitting in a box in the back of the closet when they make their next upgrades. When they’re finally thrown out, the devices ...

If you have unwanted gold, silver, or jewelry lying around your house, you can sell it to a recycler who will give you cash for your items — and you can feel good about doing it. Gold and diamond ...

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, ...