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World 'Losing the Battle' Against Electronic Waste, UN Finds
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| MARCH 20, 2024
Posted on 04/15/2024 2:52:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
That’s nothing compared to what our global AI overlord is going to generate.
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posted on
04/15/2024 2:53:34 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
To: nickcarraway
If you’re worried about electronic waste, and you still want to force everyone to drive EV’s ... you might be a leftist.
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posted on
04/15/2024 2:55:20 PM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
And think of the billions of tons of electronic waste there will be when EV’s are junked.
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posted on
04/15/2024 2:55:24 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
To: Responsibility2nd
It’s those batteries that will be the real issue.
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posted on
04/15/2024 2:56:22 PM PDT
by
Tai_Chung
To: nickcarraway
Stop making the devices useless and obsolete so quickly.
I don’t have to buy a new car every time they re-pave a road or build a new interstate exit.
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:01:29 PM PDT
by
sjmjax
To: Tai_Chung
In order to keep the weight down, many of the EVs have fiberglass bodies which is also difficult to recycle.
To: Responsibility2nd
And solar panels.
And windmill components that do not rot and cannot be recycled.
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:05:48 PM PDT
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:08:33 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Sounds like a great idea, with the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
AI waste AND crypto mining waste will be huge.
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:15:59 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
To: nickcarraway
There used to be TV repair shops all over but now you just throw it in the trash.
I remember the day I could whip out my soldering iron and fix a device by replacing a transistor or capacitor.
Can’t really do that anymore..
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:16:12 PM PDT
by
mowowie
To: nickcarraway
Hippy ass windmill waste really kicked out environmental asses.
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:18:08 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Gun show sales aren't the problem, public school zombie walkers are the problem.)
To: nickcarraway
Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, consists of any discarded items containing an electric plug or a battery. It can contain toxic additives and hazardous substances such as mercury, and represents an environmental and health hazard. These e-waste things originally came out of the ground, and they can be recycled back into the ground. It is a matter of cost. For example, there are many firms that recycle batteries. EV batteries that are not reused, are ground up and the expensive ingredients are reused to make new EV batteries. The environmental and health hazards are hyped up, or are from improper disposal by bad actors. For instance, sending it to Asian countries that promise to properly treat it but they simply dump it into a river.
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:22:37 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: nickcarraway
I have several tons of bits and bytes in my backyard. Been trying to get rid of them, but nobody seems to need them. Appears to be a combination of financial data and porn.
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:26:29 PM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Indeed. Wait until the US car market has more than 3% EVs and they start going into scrap-yards....
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:32:10 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: nickcarraway
The UN can stick it’s Electronic Waste
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
04/15/2024 3:51:36 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: nickcarraway
A report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year
and where did the materials come from to make all these things ,Outer space ? D’oh
To: nickcarraway
"62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year "
I've been forced to replace my cell phone four times over the years. All are still functional but not all for making calls. I still like my original flip phone best.
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posted on
04/15/2024 4:30:50 PM PDT
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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