Future equipment may not last as long...

and draw more insects, (spiders) etc. >--Researchers pursue biodegradable pc boards-- >A project to investigate reducing the cost of recycling has produced some >promising results--and a patent application--in the area of biodegradable >printed-circuit boards. The Welding Institute (TWI), based here, and the >British Textile Technology Group (BTTG; Manchester, England) have been >working together for about one year and are now looking for additional >partners to help produce an industrial-scale demonstration of the >technology. TWI has been investigating biodegradable pc boards as a means >of satisfying forthcoming European Union (EU) recycling legislation. >Candidate materials for biodegradable pc boards include proteins such >as casein and plant extensions and carbohydrate-based materials such as >cellulose and chitin.