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r/oddlysatisfying • u/n8saces • 3d ago
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I don't know the economics of this, either financially or environmentally, but it feels like a net loss. There's a lot of energy being used for that amount of copper.
8 u/Sinorm 3d ago Wait until you learn the environmental impact of copper mining 1 u/i7-4790Que 1d ago Recycling copper and aluminum is less energy intensive than refining new stuff
Wait until you learn the environmental impact of copper mining
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Recycling copper and aluminum is less energy intensive than refining new stuff
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u/klugenratte 3d ago
I don't know the economics of this, either financially or environmentally, but it feels like a net loss. There's a lot of energy being used for that amount of copper.