Hans B Pufal <hansp(a)aconit.org> wrote: Have you been to the landfill lately? It's not exactly a jumbled pile of things with dirt on top. You see, the landfill operator has tools. For example, the tractor-like vehicle with spiky metal wheels, the better to break the piled things up and spread them around a bit. That doesn't destroy the things as thoroughly as recycling for metals but it is likely to leave 'em pretty beat up. Think of it as something of a jigsaw puzzle for future archaeologists. Plus, here in Sillycon Valley there is (and has been for a few years) significant pressure to divert things away from landfill, mostly because the municipalities have been told to cut their landfill usage by 50% (relative to some years ago). Not only are residential (and one supposes commercial) users encouraged to sort out and separately bin certain recyclables, but trash also gets sorted to separate out some of the stuff that's not complete crap. Metals especially. -Frank McConnell