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Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

  • Written by Terence Musho, Associate Professor of Engineering, West Virginia University
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-wasteBroken electronics still contain valuable critical minerals.Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images Plus

When the computer or phone you’re using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens?

At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins....

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