If you have old electronics sitting around your home, you may be able to recycle them for cash for the precious metals they contain. However, the quantities are small, so it usually makes sense if you ...

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method for recycling and purifying metals. Using gold earrings from a pawnshop in Gothenburg and biodiesel from the nearest filling station, the ...

I promise not to ask if you remember when the price of gold was fixed at $35 an ounce or when U.S. currency was tied to the gold standard (hint: The Gold Standard Act was passed on March 14, 1900, but ...

Global generation of electronic scrap is rising five times faster than documented e-scrap recycling, according to data from the United Nation’s fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM). The report, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Looking at the figures recorded by the World Bank, the annual waste production will elevate ...

Experts say the e-waste crisis won’t be solved by better disposal. Real progress depends on redesigning devices for reuse, ...