Suggested treatment of screens and monitors in emerging economies
Examples for products covered Screens, Televisions, LCD photo frames, Monitors, Laptops, Notebooks. Specifics of this group • Products contain CRTs and in small quantities LCDs • Negative value (material value < treatment costs) Hazardous components • Fluorescent layer (carcinogenic) and lead glass (funnel) in CRTs • Backlight lamps (most of…
Read MoreSuggested treatment of large equipment in emerging economies
Examples for products covered Washing machines, Clothes dryers, Dish washing machines, Cookers, Electric stoves, Electric hot plates, Luminaires, Equipment reproducing sound or images, Musical equipment (excluding pipe organs installed in churches), Appliances for knitting and weaving, Large computer-mainframes, Large printing machines, Copying equipment, Large coin slot machines, Large medical…
Read MoreOperative tips to facilitate a smoother dismantling/treatment operation
- Please do not crush, bail or destroy in any way the collected products at collection points - These guidelines are not meant for “doing-it-yourself”. Please ask for support from specialists, especially when it comes to EHS training of workers. - Besides all technological issues extensive management know-how is necessary…
Read MoreA step-by-step guide to support policy makers in Technology in emerging economies
In order to establish a proper e-waste treatment system the following steps have to be taken (this is not a chronological order, many of these have to be taken in parallel): 1. Develop proper and easily understandable legislation with achievable targets 2. Stick to internationally agreed terms and definitions 3.…
Read MoreMobile plant for the recovery of precious and critical metals
The main advantage of a mobile solution is to share the investment costs between several users and by that allow appropriate recycling and treatment already for lower quantities collected. A recent example for a mobile plant to recover precious and critical metals from printed circuit boards, lamps, CRTs, LCDs, Li-Ion batteries…
Read MorePBDEs (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) – Introduction and Issues
PBDEs (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) were used as flame retardants in plastic materials and today, much of these plastic materials are still in use within the housing of the electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). This group of flame retardants is known to cause cancer, other illnesses and can disrupt human hormone…
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