The Hidden Costs of Smelting Electronics
Electronic waste, or e-waste, poses a growing challenge globally. One method stands out as we seek ways to minimise pollution and reclaim valuable rare earth elements: smelting.
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Why Redistribution Makes Sustainable, Financial, and Component Sense
The ways in which electronic components and their metals are treated by human economies are similar to our understanding of the linear process of life: birth, life, and death. First, elements are mined to bring life to electronic devices. Then, when the outer shell no longer works, components end their existence as electronic waste (e-waste) in one of the world’s landfills.