Technology for the mobile phone recycling

Kurzfassung

A private research institute from Italy carried out a detailed study on the product and elemental and substances composition of cellular telephone wastes. The company is searching for an engineering partner from the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment industry who would be interested in developing a technology for the recycling of this kind of materials.

Details

The Basel Convention and regulation by the European Union and individual United States aim to reduce health and pollution problems arising from the processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). WEEE reuse and recycling are promoted as alternatives to disposal as trash. In the framework of the European Community directive 2002/96/EC on WEEE, the companies are compelled to use the collected waste in an ecologically-friendly manner, either by ecological disposal or by reuse/refurbishment of the collected WEEE.
In order to assess the environmental impact of mobile phones, there are various points to analyse: production materials, energy consumption, waste production, disposal and recycling. Our studies considered: material analyses and weighing (phone, packaging and accessories), disassembly easiness, crushing of phones, detailed chemical analysis. The results obtained by this kind of studies provide useful knowledge to adopt strategies to scale down packaging, standardize accessories, increase the use of recyclable materials, etc.

Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
A partner from the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment industry who would be interested in the development of a technology for the recycling of this kind of materials is needed.