Electronic waste and bateries

E-waste or electrical waste is re-sorted during collection and subsequently processed within the following groups:

• Small electronics, which are then transported to the processing where they are crushed. Plastics, glass, steel and especially various precious metals such as copper, gold, platinum and others are automatically re-sorted from the crushed product.
• Large electrical appliances are taken for dismantling, where the initial sorting into individual materials is carried out manually. Crushers and automatic separators can be used in the following phases. Secondary raw materials are usually steel, glass and plastics.
• Batteries also undergo partially automatic sorting, where they are divided by type and sent to individual processors. Processors mainly obtain precious metals such as lithium, nickel or cadmium.