Jason,
As per usual, if you are not the one trying to save a piece of equipment it is usually best not to judge someone else's methodology. If you aren't there for every aspect of a project you can't assume that something is worth saving or trash. It is also up to the individual(s) that are doing the project to make the judgement calls how they see fit for the scope of the given project. It is not however up to you to point fingers and blame at this project or other projects that are out of your control, or is that just it? You start spouting off unnecessarily when you don't like something and it is out of your control. Do you feel a need to control other people due to a lack of control you have in your own life?