thehatfox@lemmy.world to United KingdomEnglish · 1 month agoRoyal Mint opens factory in south Wales to recover gold from e-wastewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down10
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkRoyal Mint opens factory in south Wales to recover gold from e-wastewww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United KingdomEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareFlaxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoAren’t they buying our waste to extract the precious metals? So now we basically sell the waste to them pre-extracted
minus-squareHumanPenguinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoMint is only interested in one metal. Others exist in e waste. Somi assume it would just be reduced price. Of course I am in no way agreeing the exporting of dangerous heavy metal waste etc is a good thing. Just not likely completely unwanted.
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Aren’t they buying our waste to extract the precious metals? So now we basically sell the waste to them pre-extracted
Shhh, don’t tell them
We’re scamming india back. I’m down.
Mint is only interested in one metal.
Others exist in e waste. Somi assume it would just be reduced price.
Of course I am in no way agreeing the exporting of dangerous heavy metal waste etc is a good thing. Just not likely completely unwanted.