22 Karat Gold in Trash: Worth Money?

Old Cell phones and Electronics: An Overlooked Economic Possibility

Old cell phones, ​broken notebooks, forgotten routers at the ‍bottom of the drawer.What appears to be just electronic waste can, in⁤ practice, hide a significant amount⁤ of valuable metals, including high-purity gold. The problem is that most of these devices end up discarded without any type of reuse.

Data from the Global ‍E-waste Monitor report shows that the‍ world⁣ produces around 50 million tons of electronic waste per year.

Among the most discarded items are cell phones, computers, tablets, televisions, cameras, and⁢ modems, all with internal components that contain gold, copper, palladium, and nickel.

Gold is used in ‌these devices for it’s high electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion. It is ​indeed present in motherboards, chips, and electronic circuits.

A study by ETH Zurich​ points out that just 20 electronic boards can yield up to 450 milligrams of 22-karat gold.

Despite its value, most of this material is lost in common disposal.

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