Owing　to　excellent　electrical　conductivity,　ductility　and　low　contact　electrical　resistance　for　inserting　connections,　gold　was　widely　used　in　printed　circuit　boards　(PCBs)　of　electric　and　electronic　equipment　(EEE).　Both　technological　innovation　and　update　rate　of　EEE　shortened　the　average　lifespan　of　EEE.　As　a　result,　the　amounts　of　waste　PCBs　dramatically　increased　.　Therefore,　on　the　basis　of　the　current　situation　of　gold　resources　in　China,　recycling　gold　from　waste　PCBs　received　wide　concerns.　This　paper　reported　the　characteristics　and　recycling　values　of　waste　PCBs.　An　integrated　recycling　process　for　gold　from　waste　PCBs　was　reviewed　in　detail,　including　pretreatment,　metal　enrichment,　leaching　of　gold　and　gold　recovery.　Meanwhile,　the　advantages　and　disadvantages　existed　in　current　recycling　methods　were　summarized,　based　on　a　comparative　analysis　of　various　technologies　from　economic　benefits,　environmental　impact,　and　feasibility　of　industrialization.　The　future　research　trends　of　recycling　technology　for　waste　PCBs　would　be　focused　on　reducing　the　costs　and　pollution,　integrating　use　of　multiple　techniques,　and　increasing　the　recovery　rate　and　purity　of　gold.　Additional　research　would　be　needed　in　searching　new　processing　equipment　and　environmentally　friendly　technologies　to　recover　gold　from　waste　PCBs　in　China.