E-waste: Annual gold, silver 'deposits' in new high-tech goods worth $21B; less than 15% recovered
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
A staggering 320 tons of gold and more than 7,500 tons of silver are now used annually to make PCs, cell phones, tablet computers and other new electronic and electrical products worldwide, adding more than $21 billion in value each year to the rich fortunes in metals eventually available through "urban mining" of e-waste, experts say.