Dramatically raising low metal recycling rates part of path to green economy
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 21:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Less than one-third of 60 important metals have an end-of-life recycling rate above 50 percent and more than half are under 1 percent, according to a new report. There is little or virtually no recycling of metals like Indium used in semiconductors, energy efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs), advanced medical imaging and solar power photovoltaics.