Summary:
1. Royal Mint’s New Initiative:
- The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, is now recovering gold from electronic waste, initially for jewelry and later for commemorative coins.
2. Innovative Process:
- E-waste is processed using a chemical solution at room temperature, which is low-energy and recyclable, to extract pure gold efficiently.
3. Environmental Impact:
- The facility aims to process over 4,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, reducing the need to ship waste overseas and addressing the UK’s significant tech trash problem.
Read more at: BBC
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