U.S. Recycles Most Gold from Scrap Electronics By Far, Report Shows

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster):  A new report from The Gold Bullion Company titled “Treasure in Trash” has assessed which countries recycle the most gold from e-waste. The United Kingdom-based metals trader examined data from 2022 for its findings.

The United States is currently leading the way by a wide margin, according to the study. In 2022, the Americans produced over 13,750 kilograms of gold, valued at over US$1.2 billion, from 4.1 billion kilograms of electronic scrap.

“The United States’ consumerist culture could be a major contributing factor to its high e-waste production,” the authors said. “It is common to buy the newest gadget model and then throw out the old one.”

China is trailing behind the U.S. on the leaderboard, but didn’t even produce half that much during the year. The Asian superpower only pulled 6,630 kilograms of gold from 1.9 billion kilograms of e-junk, generating US$568.4 million.

Germany, France and Japan placed third, fourth and fifth respectively. They each generated under half of what China produced throughout 2022.

The nation that generates the least gold from e-waste in Azerbaijan.

Courtesy: www.mugglehead.com