schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steelwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkLexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steelwww.techspot.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoBut most steel is recycled and most plastic is not.
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·2 months agoYou still need a lot of energy to recycle steel. Less than mining by far but still a lot.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 months agoBut compared to plastic from virgin fossil fuels? We as a society are going to need memory cards. What do you think they should be made out of?
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·2 months agoNeed to be examined on e case by case basis but plastic often comes out aheadi
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIs anyone going to bother recycling the one gram of metal in this card though?
But most steel is recycled and most plastic is not.
You still need a lot of energy to recycle steel. Less than mining by far but still a lot.
But compared to plastic from virgin fossil fuels?
We as a society are going to need memory cards.
What do you think they should be made out of?
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Sorry, that’s not Kosher.
Need to be examined on e case by case basis but plastic often comes out aheadi
Is anyone going to bother recycling the one gram of metal in this card though?