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Britons Urged To Dig Out Unwanted Electricals To Tackle Copper Shortage
mardi 8 octobre 2024, 17:20 , par Slashdot
Copper is essential in the drive to decarbonise the economy -- being a crucial element of solar and wind developments as well as electric cars. The study found that unused electrical goods could contain as much as $349m worth of copper. Scott Butler, from Recycle Your Electricals, which produced the study, called on the public to start recycling their unwanted electrical goods. 'We need to start 'urban mining' and help protect the planet and nature from the harmful impacts of mining for raw materials and instead value and use what we have already.' Butler added that people often do not realise that cables and electricals contain valuable materials. 'If binned or stashed, we lose everything inside them.' The group is now urging everyone to check its 'recycling locator' for their nearest facility. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/10/08/1217251/britons-urged-to-dig-out-unwanted-electricals-to-ta...
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