Startups are raking in up to $85,000 per day by recycling gold and copper from electronics thrown in the trash — e-waste 'gold mining' efforts are expanding

Tom's Hardware
Jan 31, 2024, 6:57 am112 pts
Scrappers and small startups are starting to dig into the untapped potential of the modern-day e-waste industry. Startups are making tens of thousands of dollars per day from processing precious metals from old electronic circuit boards.

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