I remember reading an article years ago about how Japan were mining their landfills and urban waste for gold and other precious metals. Then there was a short film shown by the Japanese Embassy last year on how the Tokyo Olympic 2021 medals were made from recycled metals including gold from the donations of mobile phones from Japanese people. What an amazing achievement to recycle so many small electronic devices!
Precious metals recycling intrigued me so I was happy to see an article this year on how to mine your own home for precious metals and minerals. I'm sure that many of us during lock down decluttered or attempted to declutter our homes as charity shops reported huge intakes of goods, like what they receive post-Christmas. But did any of you know what items to recycle for precious metal retrieval? It was good to see that kiwi ingenuity sparked a start up this year in Auckland to mine metals too from old technology. This means that our e-waste doesn't have to be sent to the Northern Hemisphere which passes the responsibility to recycle back to us. Of course, they try to repurpose first. Which leads me to my new page on Metal. Have a look and let me know what you think.
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