Study: Significant potential to improve the recycling of critical metals from WEEE

Recycling efficiency rarely exceeds 15 per cent for many types of appliances

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(EU) – Critical metals are recovered on only a small scale through recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Europe, according to a report published by the Copenhagen Resource Institute. No more than 5 per cent of the critical metal content of mobile telephones is recovered. For flat screens ...

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