Our electronics are poisoning china
Have a look at this. Many of thes US "Electronic Recycling" centers are actually illegaly sending the electronics to china. There they are melted down with no saftey procautions with things like acid. This is a big deal and something needs to be done. Here
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DJ Radio
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Nov 13, 2008. 5:15 PMReplyyay, im that much closer to disowning my chinese heritage.........
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gimmelotsarobots (author)
in reply to Nov 14, 2008. 7:48 AMReply
ooooohhh. ouch.
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Sandisk1duo
says:
Nov 10, 2008. 7:20 PMReply
Another reason to take apart you broken electronics and salvage what is left of them, then make devices out of them
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guyfrom7up
in reply to Nov 11, 2008. 6:03 PMReply
That's why I like bulk waste day so many MOTs to be harvested. Unfortunateley I got interested in MOTs 2 days after bulk waste have to wait 6 moths...
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Sandisk1duo
in reply to Nov 12, 2008. 6:55 AMReply
MOTs?
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gimmelotsarobots (author)
in reply to Nov 11, 2008. 4:46 PMReply
Mr. Person: Oh darn, the television broke. Better throw it out Me: No! Give it to me and I shall turn it into a high voltage jacob's ladder! Mr. Person: Can you do that? Me: Yes! And, with the electron beam emiters I can conduct particle acceleration experiments! Mr. Person: Uhhh... What? Me: Just gimme.
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guyfrom7up
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Nov 10, 2008. 4:47 PMReply
shocking
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gimmelotsarobots (author)
in reply to Nov 10, 2008. 6:29 PMReply
I really doubt that guy didn't know about the container.
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Sandisk1duo
in reply to Nov 10, 2008. 7:19 PMReply
i know he knew
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