Re: Looking for biodegradable anti-static (ESD) bags

On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 14:00 +0100, Deefoo wrote:
> > Perhaps there is a better solution out there. In general, we need to
> > ship an electronic device (a PCB inside an aluminium enclosure) and we'd
>
> And your pcb, is it biodegradable? Or otherwise easy to recycle?

I sense some sarcasm in this statement. The PCB itself is clearly the
least recyclable part of the system. We will take it back at the end of
the life cycle. There are no good, financially-sound solutions that I
am aware of yet, although I do believe that there is plenty of research
into this. Taking the lead out is a small step in the right direction.

Our policy currently is to use _no shipping material_ that isn't
biodegradable. And where possible, we use enclosure materials that are
not plastic, in this case aluminium. However, there are places where
you can't use metal and something that is an insulator is required (like
devices that come close to AC lines).

We are prepared to take a small hit in margin in order to follow this.
Basically, our cost of goods sold equation has some fuzzy value that
includes the cost to the planet. Its hard to quantify but we're doing
our best. We have to leave this planet to our children!

> Please post if you find the packing material you are looking for.

I will.

James.

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