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WEEE recycling

Electronic scrap is one of the most important areas of recycling because of the amount of waste and the important second life it can have. However, recycling is not the only option for this waste. It can also be utilised through these processes:  

• Repair: many WEEEs could be reused if some of their components were repaired.
• Re-use: many appliances are discarded because new models are available, but could still be used.
• Destruction: sometimes the components of e-waste cannot be recycled, so it must be destroyed, if possible in a sustainable way. 

If such waste is eventually destroyed, it is treated for recycling in plants designed for this purpose. However, only around 20% of electronic scrap is recycled correctly, with the result that much of this waste ends up in landfills without being responsibly recycled. Therefore, if not properly managed, it can cause irreparable damage to health as some electronic components contain harmful materials such as lead, beryllium or cadmium.

The WEEE recycling process is carried out as follows:

1. Dismantling: disassembling the waste because there are different components and they cannot be recycled at the same time.
2. Decontamination: the materials have to be decontaminated so that no material remains that could contain contaminating waste.
3. Shredding: Special machines are in charge of shredding the waste so that it can be sorted and used more easily.
4. Sorting: it is classified into ferrous or non-ferrous metals, plastic or glass waste. Each of these will follow its own recycling process.