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New Technique for Recycling PCBs

Posted by samzenpus on from the use-and-use-again dept.

MattSparkes writes "PCBs from discarded computers, cellphones and other devices could be recycled less harmfully using a technique developed by researchers in China. Unlike current methods, it can be used to reclaim metals such as copper without releasing toxic fumes into the air. Only a small numbers of PCBs are currently recycled."

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  1. Prediction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We will be mining the landfills as soon as it becomes economically feasible. I think this will happen within a decade or so. They're full of tons of stuff we threw away before extracting all of the usefulness. It's metal-rich sludge full of useful organic matter to power the nanodigesters (or whatever we have to invent).

    Not that you shouldn't recycle your aluminum and steel cans today.