Call to address e-waste ‘stockpile’
By 
Emma Stoye2019-08-21T09:30:00
Royal Society of Chemistry backs recycling drive to recover endangered elements from old electronic devices
Much more effort needs to be made to recycle old gadgets in order to recover precious metals and other rare materials, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has said.
A survey of 2353 people in the UK aged 16–75 commissioned by the RSC, found that 45% of UK households are storing up to five unused electronic devices, including computers, mobile phones, tablets and e-readers. At the same time, 82% of households with unused devices have no plans to recycle them.