Steady, as far as my discussions were concerned there was genuine belief in
reducing toxic waste in landfills, because lead was considered (along with
many other metals) to be a key toxic materiral for the eectronics industry
to deal with, there was a response towards lead-free for electronics based
purely on financial considerations. There wasn't any emotion in the
decision, purely business.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Ellis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [LF] INCINERATION vs. LANDFILL


> Harvey
>
> Of course it's emotional, pure and simple. If we recycle our solder,
> where the heck is the lead polluting landfill or incinerator stacks
> coming from?
>
> Brian
>
> Harvey Miller wrote:
> >
> > On one hand we are told there's no room for landfills, that lead-free is
> > needed because of incineration pollution.
> >
> > On another hand, landfill pollution is the issue.
> >
> > So what is the real hangup?
> >
> > There is certainly knowledge in Japan re the
> > 1. significant board and device level reliability degradation due to
hi-temp
> > alloy replacement
> > 2. bio-unavailability and insolubility of lead in land and landfills
> > 3. measures to prevent stack emissions and protect people from exposure
to
> > airborne lead
> > 4. bio-unavailability of ingested lead
> > 5. enormous costs of alloy change across the board
> > 6. relatively moderate cost and many benefits of recycling.
> >
> > Could we be dealing with an emotional or psychological issue, and not
only in
> > Japan?
> > If so, how do we deal with it?
> >
> > Harvey Miller
> >
>
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