Copper is of course valuable enough that at times people have stolen copper wiring to sell it for recycling. I don't know whether that's a thing today.
At one point, printed circuit boards contained gold--used, as I understand it, to coat traces (sort of like wires) to prevent corrosion. Tiny amounts, of course, but apparently enough to warrant recycling. I actually knew someone who stripped the traces off of old boards and sold them. Again, I don't know whether that's still a thing.