EWaste Science

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E-Waste Science Technology

• E-Waste Recycling and Reuse
• Including Remanufacturing

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Outline

• Recycling Business Technology
• Remanufacturing Practices and Issues
• Is there money in the process?

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Objectives
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Review Product Lifecycle
Material Extraction
Material Processing
Manufacturing
Use
WasteManagement
Reuse Repair
Recycle
Remanufacture
Suggested by OTA, "Green Products by Design
Choices for a Cleaner Environment," 1992.
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Recycling

• Collection,processing, marketing
• Saves resources, energy, money
• Reduce pollution of extracting resources
• Reduce new landfills and incinerators

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A General Recycling Process
Collection
Receiving
Disassembly
Sorting
Disposition
Remarketing
Source BDI
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Typical Company PC Process
www.apple.com 07-15-05
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PC Recycling Considerations

• Individuals and companies may spend 80-450 to
  recycle a PC
• Some fees are assessed just to discard
• 30 for CRTs
• Most costs are legal and administrative
  requirements

E-Waste Recycling Guide, Rocco DAmico, Computer
Recycling USA, 2005
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StRUT Process

• Add StRUT Logo
• Classroom exercise Define the StRUT process
  (non-profit) as example

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Shredding Technologies
http//165.235.111.242/TechnologyDevelopment/OPPTD
_FLY_LCA.cfm CA dept of Toxic Substances Control
aug 2005
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Metals Recycling

• metal refining
• component recovery
• surplus resale
• equipment disassembly
• metal smelting

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Plastics

• durable
• lightweight
• flexible
• cost-effective
• corrosion-resistant
• excellent insulation properties

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Remanufacturing
Remanufacturing Refurbishment is the basic
upgrading of a retired product to the use of
parts from a retired system for use in a
different product.
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Remanufacturing

• Remanufacturing Refurbishment is the basic
  upgrading of a retired product to the use of
  parts from a retired system for use in a
  different product.

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Remanufacturing

• There are various levels of remanufacturing
  ranging from simple cosmetic improvements, such
  as replacing decals, scratched or cracked
  enclosures, to updating software to
  troubleshooting nonworking units and replacing
  failed components.

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Market Prices
http//www.recycle.net/
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Market Prices
http//www.recycle.net/