Guenter

Thanks for this: you fell neatly into my trap :-) If CRTs can be
recycled, why can't solder, without having to ban or restrict it?

Brian

Guenter Grossmann wrote:
>
> Brian
>
> Actually one important aim of the EC directive is the recycling / disposal
> of CRT's.  As a consequence of the ongoing research there are some
> techniques to separate the different variations of glass and to extract the
> inner coating. There are even companies in Germany and Switzerland I know
> of that work in that field. Another problem will come up with the
> Flat-Screens. These things are full of mercury and I believe there is no
> discussion about the hazard when dumping them.
>
> Best regards
>
> Guenter
>
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