The answer is… true! 🤯

It sounds unbelievable, but the tech gathering dust in our drawers is packed with valuable materials. 

A tonne of old phones holds around 300 grams of gold, versus just 3 grams in a tonne of mined ore. That’s tens of times more gold, along with copper, silver and other precious metals. It’s why experts call our gadget drawers an “urban mine”.

Every device reused or properly recycled keeps those materials in circulation instead of being lost to landfill. Next time you spot an old phone or charger, share it on Olio if it still works, or take it to a collection point to be recycled ♻️

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