Recycling in Action navigation
In this category:
The recycling process
- Value in materials maximised at each stage.
- Incoming WEEE categorised, assessed and any potential equipment suitable for re-use is diverted. CRTs removed and sent for separate dismantling and reprocessing.
- Remaining incoming waste graded into items for immediate shredding and items requiring some dismantling and separation.
- Primary shredder breaks open WEEE items so access can be gained to inner parts of casings. This process replaces a manual stage which reduces costs.
- Separation of any items considered hazardous such as cords/flexes, PCBs, batteries, lame retardant PBBs etc.
- Secondary shredder breaks material into smaller parts.
- Automated separation of plastics, non-ferrous and ferrous metals.
- Metals and mixed plastics emerge cleaned and shredded and are fed back into the UK
manufacturing industry.