The circuit boards inside your old phone may seem worthless, destined for the trash heap. But to a team of researchers at Cornell University, they are a treasure trove—literally. Led by postdoctoral ...

Tablet recycling not only prevents pollution but also allows precious metals and components to be reused, which helps ...

Let's be real here. Most of us toss old phones and computers into a drawer and forget they exist. Some go straight to the ...

Milton's Electronics Recycling Event collected nearly 3 tons of e-waste and an unexpected donation of pasta sauce.

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(Nanowerk News) A Cornell University-led research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon ...

An interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has developed a safer and more sustainable approach to extract and recover gold ...

A subsidiary of the equipment and technology vendor says “closer to home” processing of electronic scrap is a recognizable ...

If you open almost any modern gadget you'll almost definitely strike a tiny bit of gold. Thanks to the precious metal's high conductivity and resistance to corrosion it's used on printed circuit board ...

The Indian recycling firm says its Selsmart platform is being used 30,000 times per month for electronic scrap drop-off arrangements. Attero says its Selsmart model blends convenience, door step ...