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New pathways for e-waste recycling

Nature Sustainability volume 6, pages 15–16 (2023)Cite this article

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Despite growing mountains of electronic waste, only a fraction is recycled. Now, a study meshing material flow and geospatial analysis shows how e-waste pathways could be integrated with virgin mining to build viable strategies around metal supply chains.

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Althaf, S. New pathways for e-waste recycling. Nat Sustain 6, 15–16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00992-8

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