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5-10%, from googling it. Most recycling is bullshit. "Electronics recycling" ships it off to third world countries where people pull apart PCBs over diesel fir
by KennyBlanken 2y ago
5-10%, from googling it.
Most recycling is bullshit. "Electronics recycling" ships it off to third world countries where people pull apart PCBs over diesel fires and whatnot, dumping stuff all over the ground.
Each country gets tired of their land being used as a toxic waste dump and their people being poisoned, so the recyclers work to find another country desperate for some sort of industry.
The only solution is to tax the electronics at sale to cover the cost of recycling it in the least hazardous way possible, with extra penalties for devices with a fixed lifetime (ie, non-replaceable batteries.)
- ssivark 2y ago> recycling it in the least hazardous way possible What even is the answer here, once an electronic device has reach end of life?
- ASalazarMX 2y agoI'm late to the party, but I guess modulariry would be a plus. For example, CPUs don't grow in big leaps of capacity anymore, it would make sense to rediscover the practice of upgrading CPU, RAM, battery, storage, etc. instead of whole devices. This could put a significant dent in ewaste for bigger devices.