WEEE – Electrical scrap
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE recycling) is a rapidly growing waste stream that covers everything from computers to washing machines. With their largest constituents being iron and steel, nearly 4 million tonnes of stee scrap are extracted from WEEE in Europe each year. Electronic scrap is a growth market rising roughly three times faster than other forms of municipal waste. As it grows, however, so do the quantities of contaminants appearing in the steel scrap stream. According to a specialist in processing discarded electrical devices, the percentage of copper particles fastened to shredded steel parts from WEEE now ranges from 0.2% to 5%. This is a considerable problem for scrap recycling companies, who must meet the stipulated < 0.25% copper threshold. The ReSteel Solution reduces the copper levels found in WEEE scrap by at least 90%. The result is a ferrous fraction of almost pure iron, and comprising 75-85% of the total scrap volume. |
