If we are getting so worried about China cornering the markets in certain rare minerals necessary for technology, are we ramping up e-waste recycling programs?
Several articles have come out lately raising pointing out that China is restricting exports of 'green' lanthanide and other strategic commodities.
How much can we extract from unwanted ipods?
One thing I love about life in places like Turkey and Egypt is that poor families have figured out how to make good livings out of recycling and especially e-waste.
So if we have to become more efficient in our consumption in the post-industrial world, and we're worried that the elements necessary for our gadgets and indeed our defense equipment is being threatened, why do we not have massive recycling programs for our e-waste?
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