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New documentary highlights critical material recovery efforts in Iowa
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- River to River
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- Jun 23, 2026
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- 2881
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Summary
'Urban Mining' explores how discarded electronics and wind turbines are being turned into a domestic source of rare earth elements. We hear from the filmmaker behind the documentary and two of the Iowans at the center of this work. The film will be showing at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27 at the Interrobang Film Festival in Des Moines.