Switzerland’s wastewater carries about 43 kilograms of gold and 3,000 kilograms of silver each year, but recovery is rarely worthwhile

According to Eawag aquatic research, every year roughly 43 kilograms of gold and 3,000 kilograms of silver pass through Switzerland's wastewater treatment plants. Almost none of it ever gets recovered.

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