The Daily Populous

Electronic waste — including discarded televisions, computers and mobile phones — is one of the fastest-growing waste categories worldwide.

Now researchers report in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology that recovering gold, copper and other metals from e-waste is cheaper than obtaining these metals from mines.

The researchers conclude that with these offsets, it costs 13 times more to obtain these metals from ore than from urban mining. »

The tense exchange between the two men happened on the same day that the Atlanta suburb of Griffin, Georgia, declared April as Confederate History Month.

Earlier during the meeting held last week, the board declared April as Confederate History Month and April 26 as Confederate Memorial Day for the city.

Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union in 1870, several years after the Civil War ended. »

Mr Trump came to office promising to give the Pentagon a free hand to unleash the full force of US firepower.

His impatience was evident on his first full day in office when he visited the CIA and was ushered up to the agency’s drone operations floor.

Later, when the agency’s head of drone operations explained that the CIA had developed special munitions to limit civilian casualties, the president seemed unimpressed. »

Sir Peter Jackson is reportedly in talks with Amazon about potentially having a role on its upcoming Lord of the Rings TV show.

It's still not clear what the narrative of the series will focus on, but it's said to be a prequel to the Oscar-winning original trilogy.

The Lord of the Rings TV show is set to be a hugely expensive project. »