Trash yields millions for defense department.THE PENTAGON'S PRECIOUS METALS Precious Metals Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver. Notes: Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal. recovery program is salvaging significant quantities of gold, silver, platinum and palladium palladium, chemical element palladium [Gr. Pallas, goddess of wisdom], metallic chemical element; symbol Pd; at. no. 46; at. wt. 106.42; m.p. 1,554°C;; b.p. 2,970°C;; sp. gr. 12.02 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. from old computers, sparkplugs, film; batteries and cast off electronics. In fiscal year 2005 alone, more than $8 million on precious metals were reclaimed re·claim tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·claims 1. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land. and during the past 30 years, $250 million has been recaptured. A spokesman for the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Noun 1. Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service - the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus DRMS says the cooperative outreach to the military services and contractors not only is producing big bucks, but also is limiting the amount of waste in U.S. landfills. |
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