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Assuming that it doesn't become litter on the street what is the actual impact of such waste?
by kwhitefoot 2y ago
Assuming that it doesn't become litter on the street what is the actual impact of such waste?
- Teever 2y agoAll of the waste that went into producing it of course. IC fabrication produces a lot of chemical waste, and I would imagine that these ICs aren't fabbed in a place that has a great track record on pollution.
- kwhitefoot 2y agoThese devices are so tiny that presumably this is also a tiny part of IC fabrication. I'm not saying there is none, just trying get an idea of how much of a problem this really is. We also need to consider what impact any alternative solution would have. What struck me from the description of the system was that it seems that no electronics is really needed at all, a unique QR or barcode would be just as good because the back end system records the use. But that would require the installation of optical readers in a system that might not have them but does already have NFC readers. Adding those readers would add a considerable amount of e-waste too.