[greenyes] Mining and e waste

[Michele Raymond <michele@no.address>]

Greenyesers:

Robin Ingenthron (Good Pint Recycling) always points out that half of our 
haz waste comes from MINING.

I saw a piece on 60 Minutes about a horrible coal slurry that wrecked part 
of W VA and KY -- and Bush tried to sweep it a bit.

Robin also notes that recycling e-waste is 300 times more beneficial for 
environment than mining.

However, I dont see enviros screaming about mining disasters and lobbying 
to get rid of the old Minig Act -- we are subsidizing all hard rocking 
mining because industry doesnt have to pay hardly anything for the rights.

if we were paying what we should for VIRGIN resources, E-waste recycling 
would be much more economic, and local governments perhaps could break even 
on e-waste recycling.

Just a thought.


Michele Raymond
Publisher
Recycling Laws International
5111 Berwyn Rd. #115 College Park MD 20740
301 345 4237
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