URBAN MINING AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE – BUT CAN IT FILL EUROPE’S RAW MATERIALS VOID?
September 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
EUROPEAN manufacturers are increasingly turning to developing countries for the precious metals and minerals needed to make mobile phones, computers, electric cars and more. However, a European Parliament vote backing a raw materials strategy that highlights the potentials of 'urban mining' might help create a more self-sufficient European mining industry. The concept of urban mining involves reclaiming raw materials, minerals and scrap metal from end-of-life products in urban areas - either from old electronic equipment, buildings and waste - ...
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