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Originally Posted by fugazied
So producing the materials that go into an electronic device can be costly, then recycling the device is also problematic - how long does it take for a kindle plastic case to biodegrade? 1000+ years? Will it leech toxins into the soil as it does so?
Carbon is especially a problem for us in the short term if you subscribe to global warmin theory, but some of the other chemicals and plastics will also be a problem and many years to come.
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And we can add the energy "cost" of recycling to that, because if we don't get better at recycling, we'll have a waste problem.