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E-Waste - Royal Society calls for mining of e-waste rather than rare earths
9th May 2022
The Royal Society of Chemistry has called for economies to focus more on mining so-called e-waste for rare earth metals rather than the planet itself, as we bid for sustainable growth.
According to one study, 57 million tonnes of electronics were discarded in 2021 alone, and things like mobile phones and computers contain metals such as gallium, yttrium and tantalum all of which have many uses.
"Mine e-waste, not the Earth, say scientists". We are those scientists and this @BBCNews story from @Vic_Gill covers our #PreciousElements research. Find out about these elements and explore the data visualisation for consumer attitudes to tech sustainability around the world ⬇ https://t.co/2qXa6xvAgV
— Royal Society of Chemistry (@RoySocChem) May 8, 2022
Mine e-waste, not the Earth, say scientists https://t.co/2VW6qU6gQ4
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 8, 2022
Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
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