Scavenging of valuable components costs European WEEE recyclers €170m per year

Enormous financial advantage to recyclers choosing to ignore regulations

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(EU) – The theft of valuable electrical and electronic components does significant financial damage to European e-scrap recyclers. An estimated 22 per cent of e-waste volumes in Europe are subject to scavenging before they arrive at recycling facilities, resulting in annual losses in revenue of more than €170m, ...

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