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Some day once we strip the entire planet of its accessible natural resources and turn it into trash the landfills will be the only place left to scrounge for ra
by izzydata 3y ago
Some day once we strip the entire planet of its accessible natural resources and turn it into trash the landfills will be the only place left to scrounge for rare materials.
- incrudible 3y agoIf mining landfills was profitable, recycling would be profitable even before that.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y agoI thought recycling was sometimes profitable? At least for metals
- hinkley 3y agoThe rule of thumb used to be you could save about a kilowatt hour of electricity making a soda can from recycled aluminum versus mining and refining. I don’t know where things sit today Aluminum was ridiculously expensive before the electrolysis method and municipal electricity.
- incrudible 3y agoSometimes, yes. It depends on many factors, but generally speaking if it is profitable to recycle, it would be unlikely to end up in a landfill in the first place.
- olyjohn 3y agoI took a truckload of scrap steel and aluminum to the scrap yard and got a pretty good chunk of money for it. Used metals are definitely worth something. All old cars are cushed and paid for by the ton. You can even take old wire and piping to the scrap yards for money. That's why abandoned houses will get ripped apart for copper pipes and wiring.
- graphe 3y agoGood, our descendants will recycle!
- grotorea 3y agoWill this happen before asteroid mining?
- SpaceNoodled 3y agoDepends how much cheaper it is.