Sunday, May 6, 2012

Design for Disassembly - 1st Blog: Ever!

Design for Disassembly & Eco-Design enthusiasts


There are valid reasons to recycle our electronics. And not necessarily for environmental reasons. May 2012, story from msnbc: Fort Worth Texas

Fastest growing segment of recycling: e-cycling in USA
  • EPA 
  • over 3M tons every year
  • of that, only 430,000 are recycled as of 2012
  • leaving over 2.5M tons go to landfill
  • Universal Recycling

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/47227632/

But, it can get even more complicated that the list above! Here's a start:

http://www.raremetalblog.com/2012/05/chinas-rare-earth-stance-proving-a-complex-issue.html


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