How To Mine Gold From Electronics | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

Electronics are chock-full of gold, but getting it out is so difficult that most of it goes to waste. A New Zealand startup has found a way to extract gold from old circuit boards using inexpensive chemicals and microbes that absorb precious metals. The founders hope it will reinvent how the world deals with e-waste.

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How To Mine Gold From Electronics | World Wide Waste

[lostandfound]

we could cut this waste in half by getting rid of the idea that having a new phone every year makes you a better person

[ihtfp]

No one ever talks about the companies where their whole business model is convincing someone their status as a person requires them to buy a new $1k+ phone every year. What happened to electronics that worked for a decade? It's criminal.

[headbanger]

Tell your government you want “Right To Repair” legislation!

[nikoeven]

Remember guys: REDUCE AND REUSE comes BEFORE RECYCLE for a reason.

[ranchdressing]

"Out of sight, out of mind."
Some countries are the world's dumping grounds.

[andregrajalez]

"I wouldnt drink a vial of many things"


same

[jadenhau]

Sad but true story of our world... Money is everything and there's no waste unless it's on your front door =/

[ChristianStout]

This is why electronic repair is so important. Creating less e-waste in the first place makes it much cheaper and easier to deal with.

[jackhope]

Truth, In order to succeed,
your desire for success you should be greater than your fear for failure.

[glennianbislumbre]

me and my 5 yr old phone and my 10 yr old laptop: "I guess people likes trendy and up-to-date, unlike me"

I'm satisfies for what I have and I enjoy repairs.

[bajgt]

Investing in crypto now should be in every wise individuals list, in some months time you'll be ecstatic with the decision you made today.

[linceypappachan]

Wishing mint all the best for the future and thank u business insider for showing the story

[bachopaul]

This is really a game changer in E-waste problem. They should share this technology with counties like india. We have facing this problem so badly. Thanks to business insider for showing these kind of information

[TheJewelleryWorkshop]

Yeah, you only need your own recycling land fill 😂

[UEnb]

We shouldn't build stuff that we cannot recycle on a 70% at least

[TWeak]

It's sad knowing that we don't think that far ahead until it becomes a problem. The greatest inventions become disastrous and hard to reverse.

[bachibak]

I'll bet that that blue circuit board in the middle at 0:05 has a better CPU than my laptop.

[Mr_WerewolfIND]

Hey Mint!
Build one in India too!
We have a tons and tons of E wastes

[harryblox]

This has been happening for years now. I part owned a company that recycled gold from computers, and it was hard getting good boards and ram 10 years ago. All modern boards have little to no gold in them.

[howtodiy]

E-waste is a problem and so are the gadgets which are made to break after the warranty ends. It's amazing how the companies making these gadgets have no accountability for the e-waste their products produce.