Title: Electronics Recycling- Rich Source of Precious Metals
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Old Electronic Devices Provide Precious Metals for Recyclers
The Importance of Electronics Recycling
Recovery of Precious Metals
Recycling of E-Waste

Content: Recovery of Precious Metals
The recovery of these precious metals is no small issue. While a modern recycling facility can recover as much as 95% of gold, in developing countries, the crude dismantling processes employed may recover only 50% of this precious metal. Also, if done incorrectly, the recovery process can expose workers to a wide range of hazardous substances. Overall, the current recovery rates of e-waste for processing are quite small. For example, for 2009 the U.S. EPA reported that only 8% of cell phones were recycled, along with 17% of televisions, and 38% of computers. Not enough of overall devices find their way to recyclers, and for the ones that do, not enough metals are recovered from those devices, on a global scale. Recycling results in only a 10 to 15% recovery of all the gold stored in e-waste. The rest is lost. This low recycling rate stresses the need for initiatives to help promote the recovery of precious resources. This can be accomplished through: