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		foota on July 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How do jewellers capture every last particle of go... There's discussion about mining landfills to recover these kinds of materials. When you rememeber we had to dig it all out of the ground, taking it from a dump seems pretty convenient!

dehrmann on July 16, 2024 | [–]

Depending on the age of the landfill, you can find refined aluminum or iron at higher rates than are in ore.

foota on July 16, 2024 | | [–]

I'm amused by the idea of the vintage of a landfill :-)

hilbert42 on July 16, 2024 | [–]

Right, see my reply to ars.

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