{"id":1612,"date":"2022-03-23T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T07:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2024-10-16T16:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T14:14:28","slug":"how-to-get-the-most-out-of-e-waste-recycling-weee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-e-waste-recycling-weee","title":{"rendered":"How to get the most out of e-waste recycling (WEEE)?"},"content":{"rendered":" \n    <div class=\"c-post--header\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sacar-beneficio-a-los-raees-rotated.jpg);\">\n        <a href=\"\" class=\"c-back-action\">\n            Go back        <\/a>\n        <h1>How to get the most out of e-waste recycling (WEEE)?<\/h1>\n\t\t<p class=\"c-post--author\">\n\t\t\tAuthor:\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/author\/scrapad-admin\/\">ScrapAd<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n        <div class=\"c-post--meta\">\n            <p>23\/03\/2022<\/p>\n            <div class=\"c-post--actions\">\n                <a onclick=\"window.print()\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">print<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <a data-clipboard-text=\"\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">content_copy<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <span class=\"c-article__action share__trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"large material-icons icon\">share<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"share__displays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&amp;url=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=&amp;title=&amp;summary=&amp;source=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"mailto:info@scrapad.com?&amp;cc=&amp;bcc=&amp;subject=&amp;body=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/email.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n \n    <section class=\"c-container \" style=\" background-color: #FBFBFB; background-size: cover; --xsPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --smPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --mdPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --lgPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xlPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xxlPadding: 80px 200px 80px 200px;  \">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-scrapad-blocks-container c-post\">\n<div class=\"c-article__desc wp-block-scrapad-blocks-article-desc\">\n<p>A few weeks ago we talked about\u00a0the boom in electronic waste\u00a0and how this posed a great challenge for the recycling industry due to its unstoppable growth. Today we continue on this theme by talking about the\u00a0<strong>recycling of electrical equipment<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/electronics-scrap-weee\/\">electronic waste<\/a>\u00a0or WEEE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is WEEE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WEEE or waste electrical and electronic equipment is&nbsp;<strong>any electronic device that is discarded, including sub-assemblies and consumables<\/strong>&nbsp;(e.g. batteries). These products that have already been used can be refurbished, resold, disposed of or recycled through recovery. Some of these products could be computers, mobile phones, telephones or lamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that approximately 70% of each of these devices can be reused and turned into a raw material? In order to get the most out of these materials and recycle them correctly, the following steps are generally followed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Collection and transport<\/strong>&nbsp;of the waste to treatment plants for these materials, as well as their storage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identification, weighing and documentation<\/strong>&nbsp;of the waste in order to be able to carry out the best possible follow-up of the recycling process.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dismantling, decontamination and manual separation<\/strong>&nbsp;of the different components and materials that make up the equipment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mechanical treatment&nbsp;<\/strong>of waste\/ fragmentation: waste that is not dismantled manually is crushed and separated using machinery: plastics, ferrous waste, non-ferrous waste, light waste (fluff) or glass.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smelting<\/strong>, for the recovery of metal components.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chemical recycling<\/strong>, to recover\u00a0precious metals\u00a0that can be found on printed circuit boards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Division and creation of new products<\/strong>: in this step, new products are valorised and generated, thus reaching the end of the process.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Importance of the recycling of electrical equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recovery and reuse in the field of WEEE through&nbsp;<strong>authorised waste managers<\/strong>&nbsp;is absolutely essential in order to be able to deal with the exponential growth of this waste. Not only because of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/the-relevance-of-recycling-in-the-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">importance of recycling<\/a>, knowing that it is an indisputable necessity for the environment, but also to make our society&#8217;s economy as sustainable as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronic devices make our lives easier, and without them we would not understand life as such, but&nbsp;<strong>many of their components are highly polluting<\/strong>. It is therefore essential that we all contribute to their recycling, helping to care for the environment and our surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These devices are still sitting in landfills under tons of other worthless rubbish, and as a consequence we have a high\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/environmental-impact-of-e-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental impact of e-waste<\/a>. In fact, the\u00a0Spanish Federation of Electrical Appliance Retailers\u00a0(FECE), carried out a study where they revealed\u00a0<strong>the potential of recycling 48 computers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All these computers weigh around one tonne and, if recycled, would allow 538 kilos of metals to be recovered, including iron,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/copper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copper<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/aluminium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aluminum<\/a>; 221 kilos of\u00a0glass, 202 kilos of plastic and 0.0048 grams of precious metals&#8221;, according to the FECE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it is the data provided by mobile phones that gives food for thought: &#8220;With 10,000 mobile phones, which would weigh around one tonne, we could&nbsp;<strong>recover 620 kilos of plastic<\/strong>&nbsp;of different qualities,&nbsp;<strong>250 kilos of metals<\/strong>&nbsp;such as aluminium and copper and up to&nbsp;<strong>8 grams of precious metals<\/strong>&nbsp;such as silver, gold and palladium&#8221;, they explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/weee-recycling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electronic scrap recycling<\/a>&nbsp;would facilitate the recovery of these components, eliminating the need to manufacture them from scratch, thus contributing to the circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover in our blog articles in which we talk about everything you need to know as a waste manager, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-a-ewl-code-and-what-is-it-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Waste List codes<\/a>. Also, on our platform you can access all kinds of advertisements about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/buy\/\">buying scrap<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/sell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selling scrap<\/a>. 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