The Royal Mint has partnered with the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) to provide an innovative and sustainable solution for the disposal of electronic defence equipment.
It is estimated that around 7% of the world’s gold is contained within electronic waste[1] and it remains one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world. The Royal Mint is using patented technology – created by Canadian based company Excir – to recover precious metals contained within circuit boards at ambient temperatures. The…
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