Dec 12
2009

Barry Penner made a very good argument for the recycling of cellphones:

Penner (…) commends the wireless industry for being proactive.  “If we can keep electronic goods out of landfills and have them properly re-processed,we can divert waste from landfills, free up space, and protect our water tables and ground water from potential leaching.” – News1130

By keeping electronic goods out of landfills, we can divert waste from landfills and free up space, presumably in the same landfills? That’s why he’s the Minister of the Environment, folks. It takes a Ministerial-class mind to work out that by keeping things out of landfills we keep things out of landfills. I wonder if that only works for cellphones? Someone should look into that.

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