The Journey of a Laptop: From Waste to New Product
Taking care of our resources is essential for a sustainable future. The laptop recycling process involves manual sorting for reuse, recovery of hazardous waste, mechanical treatment, and separation of plastics and metals. These materials are then transformed into new raw materials that can be used to create new electronics, closing the loop on sustainable production.
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THE LAPTOP STORY From waste to product
THE LAPTOP STORY Taking care of our resources is smart, financially sound and helps create a sustainable future As many electronics, a laptop contains several different types of materials. To make sure as little material as possible leaves the circular economy, the laptop needs to go through a series of recycling process steps. We call this process, what happens to the computer after it s end-of-life, The laptop story .
THE LAPTOP STORY FIRST TREATMENT 01 Electronics are first manually sorted, as they enter the recycling process. The laptop is evaluated to see what can be reused and if there are any hazardous materials in it.
THE LAPTOP STORY REUSE 02 Sometimes the laptop can be reused as it is. If not, it s taken apart, and hard drives, CPUs and ram memories are separately reused. The parts for reuse are sorted, packed and shipped.
THE LAPTOP STORY HAZARDOUS WASTE 03 We recover the batteries and other hazardous waste such as mercury. All the material in the hazardous waste is recycled separately.
THE LAPTOP STORY RECYCLING 04 After going through sorting for reuse and hazardous waste, the remains are treated mechanically. Through different processes the electronics are shredded into smaller pieces, thus being easier to separate into different materials.
THE LAPTOP STORY PLASTIC AND METALS 05 The plastic from electronics are separated and upgraded into PF/PP flakes and PS and ABS granulates. There are many different metals, from the smaller amounts of precious metals to the more common iron, steel, copper and aluminium. It is all taken care of.
THE LAPTOP STORY NEW RAW MATERIAL 06 The new raw materials are tested for quality and then shipped to different buyers. Both the plastic and the metals can easily be used for making new electronics. Perhaps even a laptop?
