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Interesting thread.
Recycling old computer and electronic parts is a cottage industry in some Third World countries. A lot of companies (and Western countries!) dump their electronic waste in poorer nations with less stringent environmental protection laws. Lots of mercury and other nasty heavy metals... Just let the poor sods in the Third World deal with it...
Sad but true.
A common method of recycling is to burn off the plastic and then melt the resulting slag. Of course, the fact that this produces highly toxic gasses that damage the environment and poison the recyclers is an unfortunate side effect.
Having said all that, I like this thread. Just don't go throwing your junk on a fire. It's dangerous for your health!
Mr Mephisto
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