I-UrbanMining(E-Waste) umqondo wokugaywa kabusha owahlongozwa nguSolwazi Nannjyou Michio ngo-1988, uSolwazi waseJapan I-TOHOKU University Mining and Smelting Research Institute. Imikhiqizo yezimboni ezingcolile eqoqwe edolobheni lasemadolobheni ithathwa njengezinsiza futhi ibizwa ngokuthi "izimayini zasemadolobheni". Kungumqondo wentuthuko esimeme ukuthi abantu bazame ngenkuthalo ukukhipha izinsiza zensimbi ezibalulekile emikhiqizweni kagesi emoshayo. Njengesibonelo esithile semayini yasemadolobheni, kunezingxenye ezihlukahlukene ebhodini lesifunda eliphrintiwe (elibizwa ngokuthi "insimbi yasemadolobheni" yezimayini zasemadolobheni) zemishini kagesi efana nomakhalekhukhwini, futhi ingxenye ngayinye iqukethe izinsiza zensimbi ezingavamile nezibalulekile njengezinsimbi ezingavamile kanye imihlaba engavamile.
Kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-21, Izinqubomgomo zezinguquko nentuthuko zikahulumeni waseShayina zikhuthaze ukuthuthukiswa komnotho ngokushesha. Amabhodi Esifunda Aphrintiwe, amafreyimu aholayo e-IC kanye nezixhumi ze-elekthronikhi ezinembayo ezisetshenziswa emishinini ye-3C kwakudlondlobala imboni futhi ekhiqize udoti omningi wezinto zikagesi nezilahlwa zethusi. Ekuqaleni kokusungulwa kwekomkhulu lenkampani yethu ngo-2007 eHong Kong, saqala ukuvuselela amabhodi esekethe aphrintiwe kanye nezinsalela zengxube yethusi ezivela kubakhiqizi bezigxivizo eHong Kong naseNingizimu China. Sasungula ibhizinisi lokugaywa kabusha kwezinto, elakhula kancane kancane laba ubuchwepheshe bezinto ezithuthukisiwe kanye nenkampani egaya kabusha i-UrbanMines inamuhla. Igama lenkampani kanye negama lomkhiqizo i-UrbanMines akubhekiseli kuphela ezimpandeni zayo zomlando ekugayweni kabusha kwezinto kodwa futhi ifanekisela inkambiso yayo ekhulayo yezinto ezithuthukile nokugaywa kabusha kwezinsiza.
"Ukusetshenziswa Okungenamkhawulo, Izinsiza Ezinomkhawulo; Ukusebenzisa Ukukhupha ukuze Kubalwe Izinsiza, Ukusebenzisa Isigaba Ukubala Ukusetshenziswa". Ikhuphukela ezinseleleni ezilethwa ama-megatrend abalulekile njengokushoda kwezinsiza kanye nesidingo samandla avuselelekayo, i-UrbanMines yachaza isu layo lokukhula ngokuthi “Ikusasa Lombono”, elihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obunezifiso kanye nohlelo lwebhizinisi nendlela yokuthuthukisa esimeme edidiyelwe ngokugcwele. Uhlelo lwesu luzogxila ezinhlelweni zokukhula ezizinikele ezintweni zensimbi ezingavamile ezihlanzekile, izinhlanganisela zomhlaba eziyivelakancane zekhwalithi ephezulu, kanye nokuvuselelwa kabusha kwamaluphu avaliwe. Isu lingaba yiqiniso kuphela ngobuchwepheshe obusha bezizukulwane ezintsha zezinto zokusebenza zezinhlelo zokusebenza zemboni ye-High-Tech kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingakatholwa, ngolwazi lwe-metallurgy lwamakhemikhali lwezinsiza zokugaywa kabusha.