Trash-To-Treasure, 3 Companies Making It Big From Garbage
Trash-To-Treasure, 3 Companies Making It Big From Garbage. Urban mining is a popular term used to describe the stripping and reusing of valuable metals mostly from electronic waste. At its core is the basic principle of recycling and acknowledges that it is cheaper and more efficient to re-use materials than to produce them from virgin sources. When considered in the context of global markets, recycling in all its forms is a responsible way to invest in commodities. Australian Ethical holds positions in three companies involved in urban mining which should benefit from rising prices in zinc, electricity and diesel. Horsehead Holdings is most notable because it is amongst the lowest cost producers of zinc in the world and has a nearly inexhaustible source of feedstock. (VIEW LINK)
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