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Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 4:58:43 GMT -5
According to figures from the German statistics portal statesman The volume of silver recycled around the world. It went from 180.6 million ounces to an estimated 181.1 million ounces , which would be the highest level reached at least this decade. In 2021 it stood at 175.3 million ounces; in 2020, to 166 million ounces; and in 2019, at 148 million ounces. According to a statistician , the Asia Mobile Number List jewelry industry will account for 46.6% of global gold demand by 2022. About 3,100 metric tons of gold were produced worldwide that year. According to a 2022 report by The governors of Juntos buckle up and hold a summit to define their positionthe United Nations Institute for Training and Research (Unitar), electronic waste in Latin America hides a large amount of raw materials that are being wasted. Unitar indicates that the electronic waste generated in 2019 contained 7,000 kilograms of gold. 310 kilograms of rare earth metals, 519 million kilograms of iron, 54 million kilograms of copper and 91 million kilograms of aluminum, according to the report. This represents a total value of approximately US$1.7 billion in secondary raw materials. but the problem is that “more than 97% of the region's electronic waste is not collected or sent to specific facilities to undergo adequate environmentally sound management. Most electronic waste ends up in landfills, and the informal sector collects some valuable parts it contains,” indicates the report, which takes into account data from countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador. , Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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