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E-waste mining could be big business – and good for the planet (bbc.co.uk)
4 points by leonagano on July 6, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



The real innovation here is pollution reduction and avoidance with the technique while being profitable. One can technically recycle with more primitive techniques and make a profit if willing to pollute.

Environmentalism like many things in life is about trade-offs.




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