This got me thinking… certainly got 2 cameras and a broken video player that can go to the Tip… probably other stuff in the attics. Might organise a “treasure hunt” when it cools down a bit up there…
I’ve got a little meat mincer , had it 43 years and not used it in 30. I’m hoping, here in France I’ll have more reason to do so, I daydream about making Lincolnshire sausages.
Gracious, that takes me back…
Probably got one of those in the attics, too. Mother convinced me it was an essential kitchen tool but I never got around to using it. 
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Unfortunately a lot of electronic waste ends up in China where the “recycling” is typically carried out with little regard for environmental or human health.
I wonder what the percentages are nowadays. I thought China was no longer taking in the rubbish of the world…
If this electronic stuff (components) is becoming rarer - I reckon countries will be vying to contain/maintain their own “hidden treasures”.
Mrs L says I’m hoarding an old gadget in my drawers… 
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I think that it has banned plastic waste imports (officially at least), not sure about electronic waste.
However it looks as though the problem just moves around rather than disappearing…
I reckon countries will suddenly wake-up to where the “valuable” waste is going (if they are not recycling it themselves).
Where there’s muck there’s brass… 