How A Robot Recycles Our e-Waste And Helps Recover Precious Metals.

This short video shows us how a robot recycles our electronic waste, saving humans from having to handle all the items themselves.

It’s estimated that the amount of e-waste generated last year was more than 57m tonnes. Phone recycling is on the rise, but most handsets still end up in landfill sites, reports BBC technology program.

The majority of modern smartphones contain about 30 elements, including rare earth materials such as gold and tin. The World Economic Forum has warned that some elements could be completely depleted in 100 years.

This method allows us to obtain the precious metals from old mobile phones and saves ewaste from ending up in the dumps, which eventually leech into the ground and pollute the area for years.

Please consider using a free ewaste removal service rather than simply throwing your old electronics in the bin.