“Dig it up” era should end. It is time to design new technology for RECYCLING rare earths
If mobile phones, lap-tops , wind turbines etc were all designed to make it easy to retrieve and recycle rare metals, the rare earth mining industry would hardly be needed.
At present, the world is mindlessly enjoying all the wonderful new gimmickry, without being aware of the toxic toll on miners who are being exploited by companies like Apple.
Sure – that industry must be cleaned up. But also, it’s time to minimise mining, by 21st Century design and recycling.
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Rare earths are so-called not because they are rare, they aren’t. What is rare at the moment are economic deposits.
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