Copper and Co. - Bavaria is looking for treasures in the garbage Because raw materials like copper are becoming more and more valuable, Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs, Martin Zeil, sends geologists out. Experts, on the other hand, are calling for a higher recycling rate. They are found in cell phones, computers, batteries or fluorescent tubes as well as in wind turbines and electric cars. Rare earth is the name of the raw material that has meanwhile become indispensable for industry. [...]