Here is what the average scrap value of electronics and other related items are.
https://www.scrapmonster.com/scrap-prices/category/electronics-scraps/2
https://www.scrapmonster.com/scrap-prices/category/electronics-scraps/2
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as muchas one-third of the precious metals recovered from scrap may be gold (Sean Magaan, Noranda, Inc., Micro Metallics Corp., oral content. The value of the 1 t of amount of precious metals precious metals recovered from electronic scrap in the United States in 1998 (table 1) probably exceeded $3.6 million. This value was obtained by assuming that the precious
metals recovered consisted of 60 percent silver and 40 percent gold, palladium, and platinum. The average price used to calculate the value was $5.10 per troy ounce of silver and an average of $300 per troy ounce of gold, palladium, and platinum.
The problem is there is no value given to the amount of precious metals that are in a motherboard... The assumptions made have no basis in science and have since that period of time become a tiny fraction of what they were. There's no point to start a calculation from aside from wild guess and random assumptions.
TCM's link to scrap prices of various E-waste items is about the best you could get and a solid chunk of that is from re-use of components not the raw metals price.
Most of these old figures do not include the costs! Laber, EPA, hazardous waste disposal, or general over head.
Most of these old figures do not include the costs! Laber, EPA, hazardous waste disposal, or general over head.
Like here;
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what has that got to do with this thread??? the question origanaly was regarding doing reclaiming on a small scale and was it worth it?? your taking it in an entirely different direction, as is often the case when people hate to sdmit there ill founded assumptions are wrong. but never mind we forgive you
It's got everything to do with it - it's only worthwhile if you can ignore any regulations and do what you want. Doing it responsibly (on either a large or small scale) isn't cost effective.
thats a sweeping statement Nigel! one the bigest plants for mobile phones etc is a belgium place so are we to assume they are only making it pay because they are trashing the planet?
Nigel i will get back to you on subsidies and ewaste. ive not looked yet and its not something i had considered, if there are heavy subs for doing it then there is a whole new slant on it and the proposistion would look alot less viable indeed.
Then what's the point?the topic never mentioned was it viable and eco friendly!