On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Passer, Michael W. wrote:
> Saw a referemce to this BBC story on Slashdot about China's problem
> dealing with old computers dumped there:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1839000/1839997.stm
All those PCs have to go somewhere, and until they build a computer out of
hemp and soy, they are going to keep on needing somewhere to go.
As for the classic stuff they get, maybe we can set up a network to
receive it and then notify the Chinese to re-route it to us. Yeah, right.
I did once miss a supposedly complete UNIVAC something-or-other at a
scrapyard by about a month. The scrapper had been contacted by the
Chinese, who came and hauled it away.
I like this:
"The report suggested that as much as 80% of the America's
electronic waste collected to be recycled is shipped out of the
country."
I think I know where the other 20% goes, if by weight. Ahem, Sridhar?
Sellam? :-)
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss_at_subatomix.com
Received on Mon Feb 25 2002 - 10:41:10 GMT