The gold stands out and stands out amongst the sea of darker hues inside the pack. we are before a “rich dish”, of generous dimensions, with abundant gold waiting to be removed. “The older, the better, it has more quality,” sums up José Patrocínio, Veolia’s waste management manager, while manipulating the so-called “rich slab.” Older components, from graphics cards to memory, can be larger in size, which also translates to a larger metal footprint. “The more components it has, the more metal, the more valuable it is.” The “rich plate” returns to its place, along with the other components. Nearby is the compartment for less noble dishes, with fewer metals.
One person’s garbage is another’s treasure is a valid expression in the work of Veolia, one of several operators that work with the Electrão network, the entity responsible for eight thousand garbage collection points. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The console that died in a short circuit may have even said goodbye to its owner at a collection point, but it’s far from useless. The recycling and revaluation cycle you want to avoid as much as possible that electrical and electronic equipment end up in the common garbage or landfills, where they will not have an end adequate to the needs.
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Source: Observadora
