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"PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) are guilty too – recyclability is incredibly low (and very expensive) and they do not decompose. Why can’t use a biodegradable material instead of silicon?"

PCBs are NOT made of silicon. Integrated circuits are (but not their packages). PCBs are usually FR-4 material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board

Thanks for enlightening me... updated my post accordingly.

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