Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up
by amichal on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:10PM
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This is good. It also appears that a larger share of US e-waste is actually handled in the US then I remembered (its been trending up since the 1990s i think). I have no idea of the numbers but environmental regulations be equal (which they are not but we can one day they are) this seems more efficient to my brain.
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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up
by seanmcdirmid on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:37PM
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Actually, that is more about rare earth elements being recovered, ever since the Chinese supply scare a few years ago (which is also related to the environment as rare earth processing is incredibly dirty if done cheaply). Anyways, there is a lot more effort to recycle and re-use these elements for economic reasons.