[sdiy] The Dreaded ROHS

[Dave Manley]

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>> Quite frankly, I don't care a flying ---- about a fraction of a gramme 
>> of lead in something I make (probably more going up my nose when I make 
>> it!) and would be highly insulted if the finished product ended up in a 
>> landfill anyway ;-)
>>     
> I agree with you and it was put in place, I believe more for consumer sh!t like
> cellphones that Joe Sixpacks use, abuse and toss carelessly rather than take care of
> it to make it last.  Commodity junk.  Scheiss.  Mierda.  Govna.  Merde.
>   
Fully off-topic now, but your comment reminds me of this artist's work: 
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php

Or, more closely focused just on waste: 
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/30/chris-jordan-creates-beauty-from-e-waste/

The level of waste creation is somewhat staggering to consider. 170K 
disposable energizer batteries every 15 minutes? 6 billion per year?  
Rechargable anyone? 426K cell phones thrown out every day in the US. 2 
million plastic bottles every 5 minutes?

Not likely to be a problem with sdiy :-)

-Dave