Recycling Your Gold

Are you ready to take advantage of the high price of gold but can’t seem to find any old jewelry to sell? If so, you probably feel there is nothing you can do to benefit from this great opportunity of record high gold prices. That could not be further from the truth.

Did you know that gold can be found in common electronic devices such as stereos, televisions, cell phones and computers? Not only can you cash in on this fact, but you can also use it as an opportunity to clean out your basement or garage.

Thanks to gold’s resistance to corrosion and its level of conductivity, it is often used in gold-plated contacts, plugs, wires, and computer circuit boards. Without realizing it, you are likely like most Americans and have thrown away gold by trashing a number of devices that could have potentially earned you some extra cash.

You’re probably thinking, “there may be some gold in those items, but how much could there really be?” According to this 2008 article (http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/cell-phone-recycling-gold/), “one ton of cell phones contain more gold than 17 tons of gold ores.”

So, if you are now scurrying through your garage or basement and gathering any of the above mentioned items you can find, you probably want to learn how to extract the gold. Fortunately a simple internet search will help walk you through the process of removing the gold from each of these devices. After you have removed all of the gold from these devices you can then recycle the plastic pieces that are left and thus do your part in helping the environment. Now you will not only feel good that you have some extra cash, you should breathe a little easier knowing you helped save the planet.