Comments on: The Rise of the Sanford and Son Global Economy: Urban Miners Look for Precious Metals in Cell Phones http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475 news - analysis - conspiracies Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dougsipp http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475&cpage=1#comment-12895 dougsipp Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:51:51 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475#comment-12895 This business has been around in Japan for at least 5 years, but I'm sure it's much more profitable now with commodity prices where they are. Over in China, city of Guiyu is basically one big PC mulching plant. The problem with doing this cell and box mining is that you sometimes get seams of lead, cadmium or mercury right next to the precious metals. This business has been around in Japan for at least 5 years, but I’m sure it’s much more profitable now with commodity prices where they are. Over in China, city of Guiyu is basically one big PC mulching plant. The problem with doing this cell and box mining is that you sometimes get seams of lead, cadmium or mercury right next to the precious metals.

]]> By: jon http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475&cpage=1#comment-12894 jon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:27:05 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475#comment-12894 @Eileen - Kevin referenced this company a while back from a New Scientist article http://www.carbonrecovery.com/index.asp If this technology pans out, I see much "urban mining" in the US's future. Think of all the new debt slaves 'picking' plastics and electronics from city and county landfills to feed these recyclers. Makes me feel a bit 'ole timey' just thinking about it. @Eileen – Kevin referenced this company a while back from a New Scientist article http://www.carbonrecovery.com/index.asp

If this technology pans out, I see much “urban mining” in the US’s future. Think of all the new debt slaves ‘picking’ plastics and electronics from city and county landfills to feed these recyclers.

Makes me feel a bit ‘ole timey’ just thinking about it.

]]> By: Loveandlight http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475&cpage=1#comment-12887 Loveandlight Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:44:38 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475#comment-12887 <a href="http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/house_6049___article.html/save_thieves.html" rel="nofollow">Firefighters unable to save house because of copper thieves</a> Firefighters unable to save house because of copper thieves

]]> By: Eileen http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475&cpage=1#comment-12885 Eileen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:11:48 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475#comment-12885 Here's a link re the paper lady from China: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/07/bloomberg/sxpulp.php Here’s a link re the paper lady from China:
http://www.iht.com/articles/20.....sxpulp.php

]]> By: Eileen http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475&cpage=1#comment-12884 Eileen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:53:33 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2475#comment-12884 Uh, how about the woman who took all of the recylcling from the U.S. to China and is now one of the wealthiest women in the world? I think about that sometimes when I dilegently recycle everything that can be here in western PA. But I find myself holding back when it comes to electronics of the old type. I've got some tv's that Dad bought in the 1970 and 80's that weigh so much I can't lift them (when I can lift my mom who weighs about 140) old tv's aren't flexible. I think about the tubes in those tv's, and the old organ, and the old stereo. I wish I had the gumption to learn how to extract all the good stuff out of these things. Open a plant, employ a few thousand, find a way to do something in the face of all of this other BS going down. You know, can't afford to heat, eat, or drive the fucking car to the fucking 7 Eleven to get hormone enriched milk cause my fucking dollar isn't worth enough to by me a barrel of oil. I don't even drink milk so why go to the 7-Eleven. Send me your tired, your poor, your useless tv's! I promise not to send them on a boat to China. I'll extract the resources here. Uh, how about the woman who took all of the recylcling from the U.S. to China and is now one of the wealthiest women in the world?
I think about that sometimes when I dilegently recycle everything that can be here in western PA.
But I find myself holding back when it comes to electronics of the old type. I’ve got some tv’s that Dad bought in the 1970 and 80’s that weigh so much I can’t lift them (when I can lift my mom who weighs about 140) old tv’s aren’t flexible. I think about the tubes in those tv’s, and the old organ, and the old stereo.
I wish I had the gumption to learn how to extract all the good stuff out of these things. Open a plant, employ a few thousand, find a way to do something in the face of all of this other BS going down. You know, can’t afford to heat, eat, or drive the fucking car to the fucking 7 Eleven to get hormone enriched milk cause my fucking dollar isn’t worth enough to by me a barrel of oil. I don’t even drink milk so why go to the 7-Eleven. Send me your tired, your poor, your useless tv’s! I promise not to send them on a boat to China. I’ll extract the resources here.

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