Ohh ... man ... totally agree. The manufacturers have done a very good job of doing more with less. Gotta hand it to em'.
I was reading a study that was done sometime back around 1998. Globally, we were dumping hundreds of tons of recoverable gold into landfills every year when these electronics hit end of life. I guess they took a hint and did something about it because by year 2000 there was a significant reduction in the amount of PM's being used in manufacturing.
Long term ... this doesn't bode well for the Ewaste industry. I can see why so many guys have gone under in the past three or four years. It's getting harder and harder to turn a profit with every new generation of tech that comes out.
I think i'm seeing about 1/3 to 1/4 the volume i saw a few years ago. I would be in real trouble if i had to make a living at this.
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