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Re: re TIN---an important article
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"Upton, Shawn" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:45:11 +0000
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I did not read the whole article.  But I thought the purpose of WEEE (predecessor to RoHS) was to force recycling and reuse of electronic waste.  Isn't tin being reclaimed and reused?  Or is that reclaimed tin just too expensive, as compared to virgin tin?

Shawn Upton, KB1CKT
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Allegro MicroSystems, Inc
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Subject: [TN] re TIN---an important article

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/the-deadly-tin-inside-your-ipad


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