There's been a significant drop in available towers in this area. They've dropped off by 75% compared to three years ago.
If you think about it ... there's a certain time lag between the time that they were bought new and the time that they reach end of life and enter the waste stream.
There's also been a growth & evolution in computer technology. The manufacturers have been under constant pressure to do more with less and they've gotten very good at it !
What we're seeing now ... in terms of smaller cd/dvd boards & smaller HDD boards is a reflection of changes they put into place 10 - 15 years ago. The value recovered from a scrap tower will continue to diminish as time wears on.
The next wave of change back then was the transition from towers to laptops. They have significantly less recovery value.
The next wave after that was the transition from laptops to tablets & hand held devices. They have little or no recovery value.
Complex ideas .... but it's not hard to see where this is headed. Just map out the different waves of change that occurred in the past and think forward to when these products will enter the waste stream.
That will be the future of ewaste.
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