UNSW develops mini-factory that can turn old mobile phones into gold

By Marcus Strom
Updated August 4 2016 - 5:18pm, first published July 31 2016 - 12:15am
Professor Veena Sahajwalla adding alloys to the micro-furnace at UNSW SMaRT centre. Photo: Peter Morris
Professor Veena Sahajwalla adding alloys to the micro-furnace at UNSW SMaRT centre. Photo: Peter Morris
A view from UNSW's SMaRT drone of a circuit board. Photo: UNSW
A view from UNSW's SMaRT drone of a circuit board. Photo: UNSW
Professor Sahajwalla's tyre recycling process has already saved more than two million tyres from landfill. Photo: Tamara Dean
Professor Sahajwalla's tyre recycling process has already saved more than two million tyres from landfill. Photo: Tamara Dean

There are more than 25 million unused mobile phones lying around in Australian kitchens, bedrooms, offices and desk drawers.

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