How recycling mobile phones can power a sustainable future

“Minerals and metals are essential for building new technologies and generating the clean energy we need to tackle climate change. Pillaging the earth to mine these resources is highly carbon intensive, but many of the materials we need are simply lying around our homes or in landfills. By recycling our old mobile phones, laptops, and other electronic devices, the resources from this ‘urban mine’ can be reused, helping power a more sustainable world.”