The Importance of Computer Environmental Destruction
The Importance of Computer Environmental Destruction
1. Reduce electronic waste: Computers and other electronic products contain a large amount of harmful substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, etc. If discarded indiscriminately, it can cause serious pollution to soil and water sources.
2. Improve resource utilization: The recycling of electronic products can recycle reusable components and raw materials, reducing resource waste.
3. Promoting environmental protection industry: Computer environmental destruction can drive the development of related environmental protection industries and contribute to China’s environmental protection cause.
The basic process of environmentally friendly destruction of computers
1. Collection: Collect discarded computers and other electronic products to ensure that environmental protection measures are implemented during the collection process.
2. Classification: Classify electronic products based on their type, function, degree of damage, etc., to provide a basis for subsequent processing.
3. Disassembly: Disassemble used computers to separate recyclable components from harmful substances.
4. Handling: Professional handling of harmful substances to ensure that they do not pollute the environment.
5. Recycling: Recycling reusable components and raw materials to manufacture new electronic products.
6. Storage: Properly store the processed harmful substances and unrecoverable waste, and dispose of them by landfill or incineration after the prescribed time by the state.
Environmental protection measures for the destruction of computers
1. Strictly follow relevant national environmental regulations to ensure that the processing is legal and compliant.
2. Adopt advanced environmental protection technologies and equipment to reduce pollutant emissions during the treatment process.
3. Provide professional training to staff to enhance environmental awareness.
4. Strengthen communication and collaboration with environmental protection departments to jointly promote the development of environmental protection.
Consumer recycling
Consumer recycling options include selling, donating computers directly to organizations in need, returning equipment directly to its original manufacturer, or handing over parts to convenient recyclers or refurbishers.
Scrap and recycle
During the recycling process, switches, routers, displays, mobile phones, and computers typically undergo testing for reuse and maintenance. If they break down and labor is cheap enough, they may be dismantled to obtain components that still have high value. Other electronic waste is shredded into fragments of approximately 100 millimeters, and then manually inspected to separate toxic batteries and capacitors containing toxic metals. The remaining fragments were further shredded to about 10 millimeters and the black metal was removed using a magnet. A vortex jet of non-ferrous metals, classified by density through a centrifuge or vibrating plate. Precious metals are soluble in acids and are refined into ingots after sorting. The remaining glass and plastic parts are separated by density and sold to reprocessing plants. TVs and monitors must be manually disassembled to remove toxic lead from CRTs or mercury from flat panel displays.