The Royal Mint has started mining the gold embedded in old telephones and televisions to make commemorative coins and jewellery

The British coin maker has opened a plant in South Wales that will recycle up to 4000 tonnes of printed circuit boards from e-waste annually.

The Royal Mint has begun extracting gold from discarded telephones and televisions to create commemorative coins and jewelry. At a facility in South Wales, the British coin maker will recycle up to 4,000 tonnes of printed circuit boards from e-waste each year. The Royal Mint also collects computers, mobile phones, server equipment, and other devices from which gold will be mined, in addition to recycling the circuit boards it receives. One of the 886 rings in the Mint's collection, which weighs roughly 7.5g, requires around 600 mobiles to be made. The British Mint utilizes silver and gold in the minting of jewelry and commemorative coins. According to the most recent UN report, e-waste output is increasing five times quicker than e-waste processing. Mark Loveridge, business director of Precious Metals Recovery, claims that the UK is one of the major offenders.

E-waste in the United Kingdom is “equivalent to around 25 kilograms per person,” he adds.

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