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Indium, used as ITO in many lcd screens, has a recycling rate of <10%. This is just one example of something that can't continue (a) environmental effects and (
by xor99 5y ago
Indium, used as ITO in many lcd screens, has a recycling rate of <10%. This is just one example of something that can't continue (a) environmental effects and (b) these things do run out, especially rare metals like indium. Wondering how the lack of inclusion of smart phones/laptops can be justified given this. Lack of critical viewpoint in the bbc article is ridiculous.
https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/49/indium https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/49/indium