Recycling Rare Earth Metals

Rare earth metals are essential for manufacturing our electronics, but is there a way to mine them without harming the environment? In this video, Maynard Okereke explains how Phoenix Tailings works to reduce waste from rare earth metal mining. Over 200 billion tons of waste are produced by this mining practice annually, accounting for 7% of the world’s carbon emissions. Phoenix Tailings goes into this waste and pulls out additional rare earth metals using their novel metallization system. This system can make 10 tons of rare earth metals every year!