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Most charities accept old mobile phones, whether they are working or not. They can raise valuable funds by passing them on to mobile phone recycling companies. Broken mobile phones can be disposed of at most Recycling Centres in the container for small electricals - find you nearest below.

It can take e-waste anywhere from 50 years to 1 million years to decompose; it is far more likely to pollute the environment than it is to biodegrade.

Step-by-Step Process of E-waste Recycling Step 1: Collecting and Transporting. This is the first stage of recycling e-waste. ... Step 2: Shredding and Sorting. ... Step 3: Dust Extraction. ... Step 4: Magnetic Separation. ... Step 5: Water Separation. ... Step 6: Purification of Waste Stream. ... Step 7: Preparing Recycled Materials For Sale.

Collection and transportation are the first steps in any recycling process, including E-waste. Recyclers place collection bins or electronics take-back booths in key locations and transport the material collected to recycling plants or centres.

Only 12.5% of E-Waste is recycled. 85% of our E-Waste are sent to landfills and incinerators are mostly burned, and release harmful toxins in the air! Electronics contain lead which can damage our central nervous system and kidneys.

Recycling. Many items of e-waste can be dismantled and their component parts repurposed into new products. E-waste recycling techniques can recover precious metals from circuit boards and be melted down to make new devices or used for other products such as jewellery.

waste recycling is the process of extracting valuable materials after shredding the ewaste into tiny pieces that could be reused in a new electronic appliance. But a number of current challenges are preventing the electronic recycling industry from scaling up.

It is categorised into three stages: collection, pre-treatment, and treatment and disposal [5]. Collection is the input process into the system and can be achieved in numerous ways.

waste can be toxic, is not biodegradable and accumulates in the environment, in the soil, air, water and living things. For example, openair burning and acid baths being used to recover valuable materials from electronic components release toxic materials leaching into the environment.

However, there are a number of ways you can dispose of your computer: Recycle: Your local recycling centre may be able to take it.Sell it: If your PC still works, you can list it on sites like eBay.Donate it: Charities like Computer Aid International refurbish your old computer and send them to developing countries.