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Re:Google’s problems are bigger than just the antitrust case by blacksmith_tb on Thursday July 30, 2020 @01:34PM (#24000857)
Gold is recovered in significant quantities from e-waste[1]

1: https://www.thebalancesmb.com/electronic-devices-source-of-m...

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Re:Google’s problems are bigger than just the antitrust case by CogitoCogito on Thursday July 30, 2020 @01:38PM (#24000903)
Once the gold has been recovered, are they still able to recover other metals? I don't mean this antagonistically, this is a serious question (in case you know).
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Re:Google’s problems are bigger than just the antitrust case by blacksmith_tb on Thursday July 30, 2020 @03:22PM (#24001933)
Good question, but I don't know the answer - my sense is the bigger problem is the recycling tends to happen at low rates, and often involve nasty pollution/byproducts[1]

1: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/10bn-pre...

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