How To Recycle E-Waste?

Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, generally refers to old refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, televisions, mobile phones, computers, hard drives, CDs, etc. With the continuous prosperity of the electronics market, the replacement speed of electronic products such as smart phones, tablets, refrigerators, washing machines, desktop computers and televisions is also accelerating. As a result, electronic waste has also increased dramatically. E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste stream in the world. A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track to rise another 32%, to 82 million tonnes, in 2030.

E-waste usually contains large amounts of lead, chromium, mercury and other toxic substances, causing serious pollution and widespread harm. Improperly disposal will not only cause a waste of resources, but also cause great environmental pollution and even directly threaten human health. In addition, e-waste recycling usually requires extremely complex processes and is extremely costly, therefore, for small workshops that make a living, they usually use fire, strong acid dissolution, etc,. to obtain high profits by refining precious metals. The harm caused by the gray industry is increasing day by day.

At the same time, e-waste is rich in gold, silver, copper and other precious metals, its economic value is comparable to that of “mines”. After professional recycling process of dismantling, crushing and sorting, copper, aluminum, plastic, rare precious metals and other renewable resources, which have great economic value. Therefore, it has become a general trend to use efficient and environmentally friendly recycling methods to reuse resources. This treasure, e-waste, is attracting more and more attention.

How to recycle e-waste?

E-waste recycling is much more complicated than conventional waste recycling.

First, you can sort e-waste according to their types and models. The electronic parts that can still be used can be taken out and reused; they can be sold as individual parts or combined into new electronic products. The unusable electronic waste is put into the next step of recycling.

Then, e-waste will be put into the shredder into tiny pieces, making it easier to separate the valuable materials from the waste. Shredder is the indispensable e-waste recycling equipment.

Once e-waste is shredded, metals, the valuable parts that make the e waste recycling a profitable industry, will be separated. Separators with various functions are used to separate different materials. The magnetic separator will first attract all the ferromagnetic materials, like iron and steel, that have high susceptibilities to magnetisation. The eddy current separator separates aluminum, copper, plastic and other materials.

As professional waste recycling expert for many years, we design crushing and sorting recycling solutions for electronic waste recycling plants according to different electronic materials and requirements. If you have any questions about e-waste recycling, feel free to consult us.