> "it has been estimated that 65%-80% of all copper ever mined is still availabl...

		dahfizz on July 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: People may one day drill for copper as they now dr... > "it has been estimated that 65%-80% of all copper ever mined is still available (having been repeatedly recycled)." Any more info on this? The Wikipedia source is a broken link. What would make copper not available anymore? Do they just mean it is sitting in a landfill somewhere?

Or it has been used in something disposable, like a bullet or a herbicide.