inordinate amounts of copper are sent to landfills. Probably most Romex
and heavier gauge copper are recycled, but all the Cat5, lamp cords, and
other small stuff with PVC casing get tossed. Collectively, I suspect
that's a large amount of copper. Hard to extract the copper from the
casings.
But, we do have the technology. Pyrolysis reactors can do the trick.
When you melt all this stuff without oxygen, you essentially get oil,
methane, and minerals. We just need someone to take the lead and make
this happen on a commercial scale.
Peri
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From: "Lee Hart via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
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Sent: 19-May-23 12:30:55
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Why Toyota Isn't Rushing to Sell You an Electric
Michael Ross via EV wrote:
An EV on average requires 5 times as much copper as an ICEV...
That seems a bit extreme. ICEs are also increasingly loaded with copper, thanks
to the preponderance of creature features and infotainment systems.
Copper is also highly recyclable, and there are alternatives like aluminum.
There are always more solutions than problems. We just have to look for them.
Lee
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