[Coco] Not enough computers in landfill

[Ward Griffiths]

From _Rational Review News Daily_ (where I read the headlines _I_ care 
about).  Some think the number of unrecycled antiques is a _bad_ thing.  
I think that low figure on landfills is a positive, and I hope it's 
mostly PCs and compatibles, rather than 8-bits.

Ward
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19. Mandated electronics recycling: A lose-lose-lose proposition
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Competitive Enterprise Institute
by Dana Joel Gattuso

"The widespread use of computers in the home and the rapid
technological advancements that enable new, better, and more powerful
models to roll out each year have created an enormous number of
obsolete machines. The annual number of used, outdated personal
computers increased from 18 million in 1997 to an estimated 61
million in 2004. Experts predict that from 2004 to the end of 2007,
there will be a total 246 million home computers no longer in use. To
date, most used computers have not yet entered the waste stream. An
estimated 75 percent are likely stored in people's homes in attics,
garages, and basements. Fourteen percent are believed to be recycled
or reused, and an even smaller amount -- 11 percent -- is
landfilled." (02/02/05)

http://cei.org/gencon/025,04386.cfm
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Ward Griffiths				wdg3rd at comcast.net

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