As our intention was to find out more about ‘cycles’ in different forms, we visited areas of New Delhi, where electric appliances are recycled. The first field trip brought us to places where wires are stripped in order to recuperate the copper and metal cores. Also the plastic shielding is used, it will probably end up in a the furnace of a brick oven. Apart from the wires, transformers are broken up to separate the copper coil from the metal frame.
Old computers coming into the country by dubious ways are taken apart and still working components will be used for repairs. No bit with value is wasted. Thus, there’s a huge market of repair shops for computers of any kind. How great if you don’t need to dump your device.
There’s also a market for 2nd hand computers. The components date back a couple of years but one can assemble the machine of choice for a fraction of the price of a new one. Making computers reachable for many more.
