Geological Survey Ireland - UCC leads a 1.4m Circular Economy Project To Recycle Electronic Wastes

28 May 2018

​It is a first world problem - what to do with your old electronics when you upgrade? Stick them in a drawer or toss them in the bin? In our gadget-obsessed society, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams. Every year millions of tonnes of electronics are thrown away and with them the valuable metal components, like copper, gold, silver, copper, solder, steel and critical metals such as indium and tantalum.