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Manufacturing 1 PC Takes 1.8 Tons Of Raw Material

Posted by timothy on from the inert-matter-transformed dept.

remy writes "Although most of it (1.5 metric tons) is water, a study from the United Nations University details the raw materials used in the manufacture of a PC and 17" CRT. That's an incredible environmental cost per PC, and a very strong argument for trying to leverage older equipment, not to mention upgrading rather than replacing."

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  1. Re:Huh what? by 0mni · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Considering the amount of farmland any given 1st world country has it really isnt.