Computer Waste

Imagine how much the manufactoring of this computer wastes

OMG! computers use up soooooo much more waste than i had ever figured, or cared to think about. The construction of the parts is so wasteful. The computer chips are made in 400 steps each of which use up resources and create waste. First silicon is mined from Washington. Then it's bathed in hydrocloric acid, and hydrogen fumes to create a pure silicon rod. Then its cut up into super timy little strips and cleaned in acid, and heated to form a sheilding of silicon dioxide. Then these super high-energy machines cut the little circut paths into the silicon and plant phosphorous and boron. Then a lot of other stuff happens like copper being applied, ect. the end result is a little chip whose creation used up 2800 gallons of water and created 89 pounds of waste. Total a 55 pound computer uses 7300 gallons of water, 2300 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and creates 139 pounds of waste. The worst part is that if the factories upgraded their machinery to be state-of-the-art, or just at least what they make in the factories then this process could be done with half to a quater of the resources and create half to three fourths of the waste. I find it idiotic that they dont upgrade. The cost of upgrading would eventually be made up by the lowered amount of energy and water in the process.