Whether you repurpose it, rehome it, or recycle it, that dusty old computer in your closet may still be surprisingly valuable. Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural ...

Gold has always held a special place in human history, treasured for its rarity, beauty, and cultural significance. Beyond its ornamental value, it carries economic weight and plays a vital role in ...

"Urban mining", the recycling of precious metals from electronic gadgets, becomes ever more important, although processes that are both efficient and environmentally benign are still scarce. An ...

Earlier this month, we learned all about the painstaking but far-from-impossible process of refining gold in your own kitchen and backyard from Cody of Cody's Lab. That was fascinating in its own ...

Apple says it recovered more than a ton of gold from recycling discarded iPhones, iPads, computers, and probably a few Android handsets, too. Apple revealed in its 2015 annual environment report that ...

A groundbreaking new technology for gold extraction from cyanide processes is revolutionizing the mining industry by significantly boosting precious metal recovery rates through the recycling of this ...

The Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, has awarded two material recovery facilities (MRFs) with gold-level MRF glass certifications, including Mid America Recycling in Iowa and ...