[GPSCC-chat] Recycling CDs and DVDs?

[Spencer Graves]

       Pardon my ignorance, but what is the threat level of CDs and DVDs?


       I ask, because at the Green party meeting last Monday, people 
were discussing a campaign for recycling CDs and DVDs, claiming they 
were toxic.  I'm confused.  Googling for "CD dvd toxic" and similar 
terms produced nothing that seemed to answer my question.  The closest I 
got was 
"www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/245/1/DVD-and-CD-Recycling.html", 
which said they are plastic with a little aluminum, with trace amounts 
of other material.  They seem to me to be far less toxic than a common 
button battery or a toy with electrical connections made with lead-based 
solder.


       Thanks,
       Spencer

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